Royal Mail Group: BRT&G Agreement Section 6.4 – Sick Pay Arrangements

Royal Mail Group: BRT&G Agreement Section 6.4 – Sick Pay Arrangements

 Branches will be aware that the BRT&G Agreement included from 1^st August 2023 the equivalent of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) for the second absence (2 days), third absence (4 days) and for the fourth and any subsequent absence (3 days).

Royal Mail have informed us, due to complexities surrounding the updating of the payroll system, they are unable to implement the sick pay arrangements in respect of deductions of pay until November 2023.  As a consequence of this situation we have agreed to revise the arrangements as follows and this is confirmed in the attached Joint Statement.

Any loss of pay will now apply from 1^stOctober rather than 1^st August coupled with the associated approach:

• If a member has a second or subsequent absence from 1^st Octoberand before the payroll system is updated, their pay will be retrospectively adjusted from January 2024 to reflect the new sick pay arrangements as follows:
• A maximum of £50 per week (£200 per month), pro-rata for part-timers will be stopped from pay from 1^stJanuary 2024 for the second absence and any subsequent that occurs from 1^st October until the new pay system is in place (expected to be November 2023).
• With a ceiling of £50 per week, for most members this will be spread over 3 to 4 weeks for the second absence.

A Joint Working Group (JWG) has been established and a crucial aspect of its remit is to monitor absence rates in line with our shared commitment to reduce the cost of absence.  Due to Royal Mail’s delay in implementing the new sick pay arrangements, we have agreed the 6-month reference period for monitoring absence rates as per Paragraph 6.4.1, and in particular the target of 5.5%, will commence from 1^st October 2023.  This is in keeping with the revised sick pay arrangements also applying from 1^stOctober rather than 1^st August.

Any enquiries should be send to the PTCS Department via email to khay@cwu.org

Yours sincerely

Andy Furey                                                                                            Carl Maden
Acting Deputy General Secretary (Postal)                          Assistant Secretary

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