From 6 April 2015, the speed limit for HGVs travelling on single and dual carriageways in England and Wales will be increased.

Following consultation and announcements made last year, the national speed limits for HGVs over 7.5 tonnes, travelling on a single carriageway will increase from 40mph to 50mph. The speed limit for HGVs over 7.5 tonnes, travelling on dual carriageways will increase from 50mph to 60mph.

The limits in Scotland are staying the same. European speed limiter requirements also remain unchanged and must be set at 56mph or lower.

The introduction of the new speed limits will better reflect the need for a modern transport network.

 

Delivery to Neighbour – Bespoke P739 “With your Neighbour” Card – Trial

Branches will be aware of the National Agreement covering “First Time Delivery – Delivery To Neighbour” and the ongoing work of the Safety, Customer Service & Quality Strand within the Integrated Delivery Programme. As a consequence of this ongoing work we have seen the first time delivery rate rise to approximately 91% on a National basis.

Additionally as part of the ongoing work further initiatives have been explored to support a further increase in 1^st Time Delivery in a way which can assist front line OPGs, and where possible make it easier for them to undertake the task. As a result we have agreed to trial the use of a Bespoke P739 “With your Neighbour Card” in 6 Delivery Offices (Harlow DO, Brentwood DO, Enfield DO, St Albans DO, Northolt DO, and Braintree DO), who have been selected as a result of the current performance figures, a mixture of good and bad for 1^st time delivery. The trial is due to commence at the end of March 2015.

The aim of the trial will be to:

• Understand whether the bespoke P739 card makes it easier for OPGs to complete on Delivery.
• Understand and record the number of Delivery to Neighbour attempts / transactions which take place and the associated time being taken to perform the tasks, this will be captured locally and through the use of Industrial Engineers.
• See if the bespoke P739 card saves time for OPGs to complete on delivery.
• See if there is an increase in Delivery to Neighbour as result of the bespoke P739.
• See if there is any adverse effect on customer, quality and performance measures.All training for front line OPGs on the use of the bespoke P739 card will be undertaken by Workplace Coaches and through WTLL briefs in advance of the trial.The process will be kept under review in the IDP Strand to monitor the success rate of first time delivery / D2N and also to enable any findings to be fed into the ongoing discussions around next steps.

Any enquiries to Bob Gibson’s Office, quoting reference 530

Email address: hnutley@cwu.org or mstewart@cwu.org

Yours sincerely

Bob Gibson

CWU Assistant Secretary

ROYAL MAIL & CWU NATIONALLY AGREED TERMS OF REFERENCE

 

Delivery to Neighbour – Bespoke P739 “With your Neighbour” Card

Background

Further to the revised Nationally Agreed Guidelines for First Time Delivery – Delivery to Neighbour released in June 2014 which confirmed that where no opt out exists and it’s safe and secure to do so, Delivery to Neighbour should be attempted every time a customer is not in.

As part of the ongoing work being undertaken by the Safety, Customer Service & Quality Strand of the Integrated Delivery Programme, further methods have been explored to increase 1^st Time Delivery in a way which can assist frontline OPG’s, and where possible make it easier for them to undertake the task.

Aims

 

It is in the best interests of all parties for our customers to receive the best possible customer experience and that, where possible, we ensure delivery first time, every time. As such the aim of the trial is to explore the process of completing a bespoke P739 “With your Neighbour” card which details that the customer’s item has been delivered to a neighbour and showing the address of the neighbour where the item has been left.

• To understand whether the bespoke P739 card makes it easier for OPG’s to complete on Delivery.
• To understand and record the number of Delivery to Neighbour attempts / transactions which take place and the associated time being taken to perform the tasks, this will be captured locally and through the use of Industrial Engineers
• Whether the bespoke P739 card saves time for OPG’s to complete on delivery.
• Whether there is an increase in Deliver to Neighbour as result of the bespoke P739.
• Whether there is any adverse effect to customer, quality and performance measures.

The trial of the bespoke P739 “With your Neighbour” card will be carried out in line with the Nationally Agreed Guidelines for Delivery to Neighbour.

Locations / Timescales

 

The trial will be conducted in 6 Delivery Offices, who have been selected as a result of the current performance figures for 1^st time delivery and will start w/c 23rd March. The training for frontline OPG’s on the use of the bespoke P739 card will be undertaken by Workplace Coaches and through a WTLL brief.

• Harlow DO
• Brentwood DO
• Enfield DO

• St Albans DO

• Northolt DO

• Braintree DO

The trial will be initially for 3 months, after which time we will evaluate the findings against the KPIs and agree the next steps.

Summary / Review

The outputs from the trial will be reviewed regularly at the SCSQ Strand to understand whether there is an improvement in the success rate of 1^st time delivery and Delivery to Neighbour, to enable discussions around the next steps following the trial.

In addition the outputs will also feature in the current discussions around the changes to future technology such as the PDA and whether this process has been factored into the software of the devices, and it will also help produce a planning value for the average time likely to be taken for undertaking D2N, which is currently being assessed by Industrial Engineers.

Any lessons learned or outputs from the review will be fed back to the wider IDP steering group.

Martin Taylor                                        Bob Gibson

Head of Performance Imp                       Assistant Secretary

Royal Mail                                            Communication Workers Union

March 2015      Click on link  With your neighbour card

CWU Conference 2015 – Postal Industry Conference Agenda Pad

 

Branches would wish to know that the 2015 Postal Industry Conference Agenda Pad has now been published on the website and can be accessed using the following link:

http://www.cwu.org/assets/_files/documents/mar_15/cwu__1427722714_POSTAL_AGENDA_2015.pdf

A pdf. copy has also been attached.    Hard copies of the agenda are in the process of being printed and will be distributed to branches when completed.

Any enquiries to this Letter to Branches should be addressed to conferences@cwu.org or call 020 8971 7256.

Yours sincerely

Tony Kearns Senior Deputy General Secretary

Click on link to view

Postal conference agenda pad

GOVERNMENT PENSION CHANGES – APRIL 2015   Branches will be aware that the government have legislated for a number of changes related to pensions being introduced as from April 2015.  These changes applied to certain types of pension arrangements and are designed to provide a greater level of choice, access and flexibility in how the pensions are paid. Attached, for your information and circulation to representatives is a Reps Brief, which has been prepared in conjunction with our Actuarial Advisors, First Actuarial. Any enquiries on the above should be addressed to the Deputy General Secretary (Postal). Yours sincerely                                        Dave Ward                                                  Deputy General Secretary (P)        New Pension Rules from April 2015

LTB 202/15 -Pensions: statutory changes from 6th April 2015 No. 202/15 Ref:   GS1.1 Date: 25th March 2015 TO:    ALL BRANCHES Dear Colleagues Pensions: statutory changes from 6th April 2015 Branches should be aware that members will be receiving an information booklet concerning the legal changes to Defined Contribution (DC) schemes from 6th April 2015.  A copy is attached for your information. Any further enquiries regarding this LTB should be addressed to the General Secretary’s Office at gsoffice@cwu.org quoting the reference GS1.1/LTB 202/15. Yours sincerely W HAYES General Secretary Pension Rules Changes

Election of STUC Equality Conference (s) Delegations – 2015

 

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The NEC has agreed the 2015 election arrangements for the National delegations listed above. Accordingly please find enclosed the regulations and nomination forms for these elections.

 

The details of the STUC Equality conferences are as follows:

 

STUC Women’s	2/3 November, Dundee
STUC Black Worker’s	To Be Confirmed
STUC Disabled Workers	21/22 November, Glasgow
STUC LGBT	16/17 May, Glasgow

 

The Timetable for the elections is as follows:

 

NOMINATIONS OPEN:​27 MARCH 2015

NOMINATIONS CLOSE:​10 APRIL 2015 (14:00)

DESPATCH BALLOT PAPERS:​​14 APRIL 2015

BALLOT CLOSES:​28 APRIL 2015(14:00)

 

Any enquiries regarding this Letter to Branches should be addressed to the Senior Deputy General Secretary’s Department on telephone number 020 8971 7237 or email address sdgs@cwu.org.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Tony Kearns​

Senior Deputy General Secretary

RE: Future of Romec

Further to LTB 078/2015 we attach a joint statement on the work of the independently chaired Royal Mail/CWU/Unite review to date and the next steps. As the statement indicates, the end of the six week period originally agreed for the review the parties had agreed to a second phase of discussions, with no predetermined date for conclusion. This will enable a further and more detailed joint analysis of the options. The objective remains to reach an agreed conclusion.

The talks to date have been frank and open and there seems to be a genuine willingness to explore the CWU proposal of Royal Mail self delivery of Facilities Management engineering and cleaning services through a wholly Royal Mail owned subsidiary company. Whilst our members in Romec are anxious for the uncertainty about the future of the company to be resolved, clearly we must take the opportunity of further detailed discussions to secure the best outcome for our Romec members.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Branches and Representatives for their expressions of solidarity and support for Romec members – please ensure your Romec members are aware of the content of the joint statement and the ongoing commitment of the union to secure a solution which safeguards their interests.

Any enquiries should be addressed to Ray Ellis’s department, quoting reference PTC/RE/dj/335. Email address: rellis@cwu.org  or Bob Gibson’s Office, quoting reference 120. Email address: hnutley@cwu.org or  Mstewart@cwu.org

 

Yours sincerely

Ray Ellis,                                 Bob Gibson CWU Assistant Secretary      CWU Assistant Secretary