POST OFFICE: PAY AGREEMENT 2024/25 

POST OFFICE: PAY AGREEMENT 2024/25 

Branches and our Post Office members are advised that the Postal Executive has endorsed a Pay Agreement for 2024/25. This Agreement is for a one-year duration and applies to all of our members employed by Post Office from 1st April 2024. The Pay Agreement is relatively straightforward and is unconditional. A Joint Statement detailing the key aspects is attached, but in summary:

• 3.75% consolidated pay increase from 1stApril 2024 flowing through to all Allowances, Overtime, Scheduled Attendance rates and London Weighting.
• Annual leave Improvements as follows:

Current Entitlements 

New Entitlements from 1stApril 2024

25 days on entry

25 days on entry

28 days after 5 years

28 days after 3 years

30 days after 7 years

30 days after 5 years

• Annualised Holiday Pay for all Overtime performed by all employees. This benefit has existed for many years for part-timers in Crown Offices via the Crown Office Staffing Agreement (COSA).
• Saturday Overtime rate increased from single rate to 1.3x.
• Bereavement Leave for the loss of an immediate family member increased from 1 week to 4 weeks’ special paid leave.
• Substitution rates will increase in line with this and all future Pay Agreements.
• Pensions – A commitment to have negotiations surrounding employer contributions into the DC (Scottish Widows) Pension Scheme.
• Entry Rate for Crown Office CSC’s removed – members currently on this rate will move to the max from 1st April 2024. The salary will rise to £27,432.65 inclusive of the 3.75% pay rise vs the current £22,976.11. There will now be one pay rate for CSC’s.
• The next pay review date is 1st April 2025.

Crown Office Staffing Agreement (COSA) & Crown Career Path – Joint Review 

We have also agreed to jointly review COSA which is now 15 years old and much of the language needs refreshing as well as references to time expired agreements such as the Sales Incentive Scheme. Additionally, a Joint Review will take place to examine the Single Manager cover for Crowns & also the Crown Career Path Agreement.

Rapid Deployment Team (RDT) – Supply Chain 

There will also be a Joint Review of the use of the RDT arrangements within Supply Chain with an aim of reducing third party support by providing a robust and consistent way of managing the requirement for adhoc cover within CVIT.

Next Steps 

Arrangements are now being put in place to undertake an individual members’ consultative ballot on the 2024/25 Pay Agreement. The Postal Executive is recommending that our members endorse the Agreement. Further developments in this regard will be reported.

Yours sincerely

Andy Furey 

Assistant Secretary

077-24-Post Office – Pay Agreement 2024-25

Joint Statement – Post Office and CWU Pay Final

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