Royal Mail Group: Hybrid Working Policy – Decision to Impose Four Day Working in the Workplace

Royal Mail Group: Hybrid Working Policy – Decision to Impose Four Day Working in the Workplace

Branches with Admin members including Customer Services, Finance Services, HR Services, and LA1s as well as Parcelforce Admin and PFSL will be aware that the current hybrid working policy, which has been in place since August 2023, allows for a maximum attendance of two days at home and three days in the workplace (on a normal full-time five-day working week).

We have today been formally notified by Royal Mail Management that a decision has been made to enforce a return to four days in the office and the other one day from home for full-timers, and on a pro-rata basis for part-timers.  Royal Mail’s decision has been made unilaterally, and they are not seeking our agreement to this change, as hybrid working was deemed by RM to be discretionary.

The RM comms to Senior Managers is attached to this LTB and the plan is to introduce the new arrangements from 1^stAugust, with July being a transition month.

Many of our Admin grade members will obviously be extremely disappointed by this news as they have made their own arrangements due to personal circumstances around travel, childcare, other caring duties etc. for the three days in the office and two days at home policy.  This change will create a level of upheaval that will not be welcomed.

Finally, members are advised to speak to their CWU Representative for support, advice and guidance.

Further developments will be reported via a LTB once further discussions have taken place.

Yours sincerely

Andy Furey
Assistant Secretary

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