Pension Consultation

Pension Consultation

Yesterday marked a very important day in our journey to secure our new pension scheme – the first of its kind in the United Kingdom.

This consultation commences with the following encouraging statements of support from key figures:

This is an important innovation…I’m grateful to Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union for their assistance in getting us to this point. Guy Opperman, Pensions Minister.

The Labour front bench has given wholehearted support to the scheme negotiated by Royal Mail and the CWU. This groundbreaking scheme is one of the most significant developments in pension policy in years and will offer better income in retirement for the employees concerned. Jack Dromey, Shadow Pensions Minister, Labour Front Bench.

This could be the next great pensions revolution and help return the UK’s pension system to among the best pension systems in the world. It could be as seminal a moment as the Beveridge report was for the welfare state. Frank Field and the Work and Pensions Committee.

Against that backdrop, please find attached the Department for Work & Pensions consultation document and press release which was issued yesterday, with comments from Guy Opperman, Jon Millidge and the DGS(P). Colleagues will note that the consultation will run for 12 weeks and then the Government will bring forward the legislation change to enable our scheme.

This is a proud moment for our union and could not have been achieved without the loyal support of our members.

Please ensure the content of this LTB is shared as widely as possible with our Representatives and members.

Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be addressed to the DGS(P) Department quoting reference 24111a.

Yours sincerely

Terry Pullinger
Deputy General Secretary (Postal)

18LTB627 – Pension Consultation

18LTB627 Attachment 1 DWP Consultation Document

18LTB627 – Attachment 2 DWP Press Release

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PETERBOROUGH MAIL CENTRE PROCESSING CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR 2018/19 AGREEMENT

PETERBOROUGH MAIL CENTRE

PROCESSING CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR 2018/19 AGREEMENT

This agreement covers the Processing Function at the Peterborough Mail Centre Christmas 2018 and New Year 2019 Jointly Agreed Between the CWU and Royal Mail.

Section 1 WORKING TIME DIRECTIVE CHANGES

Royal Mail and the CWU jointly recognise the need for alterations in the Working Time Directive at Christmas and the following will apply.

1.1 CHRISTMAS PRESSURE PERIOD

The four weeks of Christmas pressure are Weeks Commencing 26th November 3rd,10th and 17th December.

1.2 MAXIMUM GROSS HOURS WORKED

During the Christmas pressure period, there will be a maximum gross working hour’s limit of 72 hours per week for weeks commencing 26th November and 3rd December thisthen increases to 80 hours for the peak weeks of 10th and 17thof December (Driving Regulations will remain in place)(This paragraph may be amended subject to Joint National Agreements)

1.3 WEEKLY REST BREAKS

During the Christmas pressure period the weekly rest break of twenty-four hours per week or forty-eight hours per fortnight will be suspended (Driving Regulations remain regarding the 45 hours’ continuous rest period).

1.4 DAILY REST BREAKS

During the Christmas pressure period the daily rest break of ten hours (10hrs) will not be relaxed for processing staff.

1.5 YOUNG WORKERS

During the Christmas pressure period, Young Workers (defined as those less than eighteen years of age) shall be permitted to work up to twelve hours per day (with a minimum break of twelve hours per twenty-four hours) and must have a twenty-four-hour weekly break per week. They may not perform hours during the night period (2200-0600) unless they have been given the opportunity of a free health assessment before the Christmas pressure period begin

Section 2 CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR STAFFING AGREEMENT 2017/18

2.1 Tuesday 25th December, Wednesday 26th December and Tuesday 1st January are the Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day Bank Holidays.

2.2 Local Christmas discussions/arrangements should ensure that agreed staffing arrangements are in place to meet thework obligations in full, while balancing employee aspirations for time off on the Bank Holidays to avail this,discussions will consider a full range of resourcing options, including the realignment of conditioned hours across these days.

2.3 On Monday’s 24th and 31st December the Full-Time staff on the Late Shift and Twilight shift (18.00-02.00) will perform their duty hours of attendance back from 2000. An example of this is a member of staff performing a eight hour attendance will work 1200 to 2000. The Part Time staff on the Late Shift will attend their conditioned hours working back from 18.00 an example of this is an 18.00 to 22.00 will work 14.00 to 18.00. (conditioned hours shift allowance will not be affected) Staff who are unable to attend at these times for personal reasons must notify their line manager by Friday 14th December to enable alternative resourcing plans.

2.4 Staff who attend work on the bank holidays within conditioned hours will receive the normal bank holiday premium for the hours worked.

2.5 Management and the CWU will look jointly at further Annual Leave slots being made available based around traffic forecasts.

2.6 Part Time staff who temporarily change their contract to Full Time for Christmas will perform the additional hours around their current duty days and times unless there are exceptional circumstances required by either the business or the individual. Exceptional circumstances must be agreed by Royal Mail Management jointly with the CWU.

2.7 Part Time staff who temporarily change their contract to Full Time for Christmas will be given the opportunity toperform a minimum of four weeks change which will include the period of Christmas pressure as defined in 1.1 above.

2.8 Week commencing 24th December the 5-day attendance Night Shift staff will attend Wednesday (Boxing night), Thursday and Friday. The 4-day attendance Night Shift staff will attend Thursday and Friday. The 5-day attendance LateShift staff will attend Monday (see 2.3), Thursday and Friday. The 5-day attendance Tuesday to Saturday Morning Shift Staff will attend Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The 5-day attendance Monday to Friday Morning Shift staff will attendMonday, Thursday and Friday. The 3-day attendance Weekend Shift staff will attend as normal and receive bank holiday credits in line with National Agreements. The 4-day attendance DSA staff will attend Thursday and Friday. The 4-day attendance Weekend Shift staff will attend on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th December (a credit will be added to their annual leave reflecting local harmonisation agreements).

2.9 Week commencing 31st December the 5-day attendance Night Shift staff will attend Tuesday (New Years Day), Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The 4-day attendance Night Shift staff will attend Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.The 5-day attendance Late Shift staff will attend Monday (see 2.3), Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The 5-day attendanceTuesday to Saturday Morning Shift Staff will attend Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Monday to Friday Morning Shift staff will attend Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The 3-day attendance Weekend Shift staff will attend as normal and receive bank holiday credits in line with National Agreements. The 4-day attendance DSA staff will attend Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The 4-day attendance Weekend Shift staff will attend on Wednesday 2nd, Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th January (a credit will be added to their annual leave reflecting local harmonisation agreements).

2.10 Staff who are scheduled to return to work on both Boxing Night and New Year’s Day Night will perform their conditioned hours of attendance.

Section 3 CHRISTMAS PRE-SCHEDULEDOVERTIME

3.1 The four weeks of Christmas pressure are Weeks Commencing 26th November 3rd,10th and 17th December. During this period, work will be diverted out and casuals will be employed and therefore, to fully utilise the skills and knowledge of existing staff, it is agreed there will be a full uptake of all pre-scheduled overtime volunteered for on the Christmas overtime preference forms from 1400 Monday 26thNovember until 0600 Sunday 23rd December (with the exception of 0600 to 2200 on Sundays 2nd, 9th and 16thDecember).

3.2 All pre-scheduled overtime will be paid at Scheduled Attendance (SA) rates for all pre-scheduled overtime signed up for during the Christmas pressure period (the dates and timescales in 1.1 & 3.1 above).

3.3 Sunday’s 2nd, 9th and 16th December 0600 to 2200 hours will be allocated on a weekly basis once traffic forecasts are available and will be resourced using the local agreement and aggregate methods if there is not a full uptake. If additional work is diverted out or additional casual staff are employed in the Processing function on Sunday’s 2nd, 9th and 16th December, there will be a full uptake of Processing overtime paid at SA rate.

3.4 if work deemed proper to the processing function is diverted out, or casuals are employed during the weeks commencing 12th, 19th November and 24th, 31st December there will be a full uptake of overtime for the effected shifts paid at overtime rates in line with local agreements.

3.5 Part timers who perform pre-scheduled overtime up tothirty-eight hours will still be entitled to a paid meal relief as they do not attract SA/Overtime paid rate until they have worked 38 hours.

3.6 Catch overtime is not guaranteed during the Christmas pressure period even though Christmas planning casual staff will be in the building. If additional casual staff are required during the Christmas pressure period, then there will be a full uptake of catch overtime in line with local agreements.

Section 4 PETERBOROUGH MAIL CENTREOVERTIME FAILURE PENALTIES CHRISTMAS 2017

4.1 A failure to perform pre-scheduled or catch overtime after confirmation of attendance without meeting one of the accepted criteria below will result in the locally agreedbanning process being issued against the individual.

4.1.1 Immediate exceptional circumstances

4.1.2 Pre-scheduled handed back within the terms of the PMC Overtime agreement.

4.1.3 Agreed on the day by the Shift Manager, where there is no adverse quality of service implications.

4.1.4 Catch overtime that is turned down at initial contact or contact cannot be made.

4.2 Bans will be issued and recorded by the Resourcing Unit using the Hours Monitoring Tool as per the terms of the PMC Overtime agreement.

4.3 An individual under a ban will not be able to perform overtime in Processing, Distribution, Logistics or Deliveriesduring the period of the ban. The respective Resourcing Units will be responsible for notifying the parent unit. The CWU and Management will jointly monitor and carry out random checks on the various functions/business units to ensure compliance.

4.4 Any ban can come into force during the Christmas pressure period. This may result in multiple failures taking place within that period. Therefore bans will be allocated as written in the current PMC locally agreed overtime agreement:

4.4.1 1st Failure = Written Warning

4.4.2 2nd Failure = 1 Week Ban

4.5 The written warning will be handed out by the Resourcing Unit at the earliest possible opportunity.

4.6 An appeal if raised will be heard by the Resourcing Manager. At the appeal, due consideration will be given to any personal circumstances and the individual’s previous record within this Agreement.

4.7 The onus will be on the individual to ensure they notify the appropriate functional book rooms of the overtime they do not wish to perform if they are double booked. Failure to do so may result in the application of the banning process.

4.8 All allocated overtime must be performed at the times scheduled. Failure to completely fulfil the time slot (late start/early finish) may result in the application of the banning process.

4.9 For a late start of more than 30 minutes and if alternate resourcing has been arranged the member of staff may be sent home. In the event of this happening the late start will not result in the application of the banning process.

4.10 CWU and Management will robustly monitor ALL overtime failures.

The 2018/19 Royal Mail and CWU Locally Agreed Processing Christmas/New Year Agreement

Ernie Orviss Anthony McShane

CWU Area Processing Rep Royal Mail Production Control Manager

8th November 2018

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Agreement Between CWU & Parcelforce Worldwide On 2018 Autumn Pressure And Christmas Remuneration Proposals For All CWU Grade Depot Employees

Agreement Between CWU & Parcelforce Worldwide On 2018 Autumn Pressure And Christmas Remuneration Proposals For All CWU Grade Depot Employees

Branches and representatives will be aware that in previous years agreement has been reached with Parcelforce Worldwide in relation to incentive for volunteers to attend on the Saturdays and Sundays in the run up to Christmas.

In line with this tradition attached for your information is the Agreement between CWU & Parcelforce Worldwide on 2018 Autumn Pressure and Christmas Remuneration Proposals for all CWU Grade Depot Employees, which has been endorsed by the Postal Executive. In respect of incentive payments for attendance over the stated period the agreement mirrors those achieved in previous years.

Colleagues will note that due to the opening of the South East Processing Centre (Hatfield) it is anticipated that there will be no requirement for cull activity in the SE this year. However should this situation change, we have secured wording to ensure that remuneration for any attendance would be in line with that agreed for depots.

In addition we have achieved wording in relation to Seasonal Traffic Recirculation which ensures that there is recognition for any member who volunteers to move on a temporary basis with the work for the pressure period. Equally, clarification is provided in relation to travelling time where such moves take place.

In line with the attached agreement engagement should now take place between local Parcelforce Representatives and Managers, in order to ensure adequate cover for work and manpower requirements for the Autumn Pressure/Christmas period.

Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be addressed to: Davie Robertson, Assistant Secretary, email: dwyatt@cwu.org or shayman@cwu.orgquoting reference 106A.09

Yours sincerely

Davie Robertson

Assistant Secretary

LTB 629-18 – PFW Autumn Pressure and Christmas Remuneration Proposals – 07.11.18

Agreement on PFW 2018 Autumn Pressure and Christmas Renumeration Proposals

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POST OFFICE: TWO YEAR PAY AGREEMENT – 98% YES VOTE

POST OFFICE: TWO YEAR PAY AGREEMENT – 98% YES VOTE

Further to LTB 600/18 dated 22nd October, I am pleased to advise Branches that our Post Office members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the 2 year Pay Agreement 2018 & 2019. We will be writing directly to our members via home addresses to inform them of the ballot result which is as follows:

YES VOTES in favour of the pay agreement	1378	98%
NO VOTES against the agreement	28	2%
TURNOUT		57%

The positive ballot result means members will receive, with their December salaries, the consolidated pay rise of 2.8% and all arrears including allowances and overtime backdated to 1st April 2018. It should be noted that the arrears will be paid in December as a consequence of the changes arising from the new Salary Exchange Collective Agreement and associated increases to pension contributions (where applicable) which are being undertaken with November salaries.

As part of the Pay Agreement, there is a joint commitment to negotiate a new Incentive Scheme for Crown Office members and in this regard I can report negotiations will commence in earnest on Tuesday 13th November.

Obviously our members within Post Office face extremely challenging times, not least due to the Post Office’s latest attack on Crown Offices and jobs with the announcement of the franchising of 74 Crowns to WHSmith. All Postal Branches will be provided with an update on this matter, including our political campaigning, at the National Briefing in London tomorrow (refer to LTB 615/18 dated 1st November).

Yours sincerely

Andy Furey

18LTB628 Post Office – Two Year Pay Agreement – 98% Yes Vote

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CWU LGBT Conference – Date and Venue to be Confirmed

CWU LGBT Conference – Date and Venue to be Confirmed

The CWU LGBT Conference is planned to be held in January/early February. In order for the Standing Orders Committee to meet the commitment of preparing an agenda for a planned conference we have taken the unusual step of issuing this LTB with the date and venue of the conference still to be confirmed.

Creche Facilities/Prayer Rooms/Seating

In order that we can cater for any delegate(s) with special needs such as seating, it is

important that you advise us in writing of the name of the delegate(s) and the particular requirement by return but no later than Tuesday 10th December 2018.

Crèche facilities will be available to delegates during the Conference and Branches should advise the SDGS Department in writing, by return, but no later than Tuesday 10^th December 2018 if they require the use of this facility. Please ensure that the names and ages of the children, together with an appropriate address for sending the crèche form to for completion are included in this advice. It will not be possible to provide on the spot facilities to those delegates who have not informed us in advance.

Motions

Each Branch is entitled to submit one motion for consideration to be included on the agenda of the Conference. Motions should be submitted electronically to conferences@cwu.org using the template attached. Branches who do not have this facility may request paper motion forms by contacting Chris Tapper on 020 8971 7331.

The LGBT Advisory Committee are entitled to submit up to three motions to the conference standing in their name.

Each Regional Equality Committee are entitled to submit one motion to the LGBT Conference.

Motion forms must be returned by midnight on Tuesday 10^thDecember 2018. All sections of the form must be completed.

Branches and the Advisory Committee are reminded that the Standing Orders Committee will not alter or amend any of the motions submitted therefore it is important that motions are checked before they are submitted.

As with previous Equality Conferences, the agenda will be structured in such a way as to maximise debate and participation by delegates. There will be two sections to the agenda, one for motions which are eligible for consideration for submission to General Conference, and one for motions that in the view of the Standing Orders Committee would not be admissible to the General Conference agenda.

Branches will be aware that with the carriage of Composite Rule Amendment 126 at General Conference 2013, the LGBT Conference has the entitlement under the rules of the union to submit two motions to stand in the name of the conference to General Conference and one motion to the Postal Group and Telecoms Industry Conferences. It is therefore important that if branches wish their motions to be considered for General Conference they must contain policy that is capable of being discharged by the NEC, as opposed to either of the Industrial Executives.

As with previous Equality Conferences, the motions for submission to the General Conference, Postal Group and Telecoms Industry agenda will be decided from amongst those motions adopted at the Conference. A ballot to select the motions will be held at the Conference and further information will be contained within the conference standing orders.

Please note that all correspondence must be sent toconferences@cwu.org and no other personal email address.

Any enquiries regarding this LTB should be addressed to Chris Tapper either by post to head office or by email to conferences@cwu.org

Yours sincerely,

A P Kearns

Senior Deputy General Secretary

18LTB626 – CWU LGBT Conference

LGBT Guidance 2019

LGBT Motion 19

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CWU Disability Conference – Date and Venue to be Confirmed

CWU Disability Conference – Date and Venue to be Confirmed

The CWU Disability Conference is planned to be held in January/early February 2019. In order for the Standing Orders Committee to meet the commitment of preparing an agenda for a planned conference we have taken the unusual step of issuing this LTB with the date and venue of the conference still to be confirmed.

Creche Facilities/Prayer Rooms/Seating

In order that we can cater for any delegate(s) with special needs such as seating, it is

important that you advise us in writing of the name of the delegate(s) and the particular requirement by return but no later than Tuesday 10th December 2018.

Motions

The Disability Advisory Committee are entitled to submit up to three motions to the conference standing in their name.

Each Regional Equality Committee are entitled to submit one motion to the Disability Conference.

Motion forms must be returned by midnight on Tuesday 10^thDecember 2018. All sections of the form must be completed.

Branches will be aware that with the carriage of Composite Rule Amendment 126 at General Conference 2013, the Disability Conference has the entitlement under the rules of the union to submit two motions to stand in the name of the conference to General Conference and one motion to the Postal Group and Telecoms Industry Conferences. It is therefore important that if branches wish their motions to be considered for General Conference they must contain policy that is capable of being discharged by the NEC, as opposed to either of the Industrial Executives.

Please note that all correspondence must be sent toconferences@cwu.org and no other personal email address.

Any enquiries regarding this LTB should be addressed to Chris Tapper either by post to head office or by email to conferences@cwu.org

Yours sincerely,

A P Kearns

Senior Deputy General Secretary

18LTB625 – CWU Disability Conference

Disability Guidance 2019

Disability Motion 19

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Questions and Answers with Terry Pullinger

Here is a link to the recording of tonight’s Q&A. Please share it as widely as possible

#TheCWU #RiseUp

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CWU Black Workers Conference – Date and Venue to be Confirmed

CWU Black Workers Conference – Date and Venue to be Confirmed

The CWU Black Workers Conference is planned to be held in January/early February. In order for the Standing Orders Committee to meet the commitment of preparing an agenda for a planned conference we have taken the unusual step of issuing this LTB with the date and venue of the conference still to be confirmed.

Creche Facilities/Prayer Rooms/Seating

In order that we can cater for any delegate(s) with special needs such as seating, it is important that you advise us in writing of the name of the delegate(s) and the particular requirement by return but no later than Tuesday 10th December 2018.

Motions

The Race Advisory Committee are entitled to submit up to three motions to the conference standing in their name.

Each Regional Equality Committee are entitled to submit one motion to the Black Workers Conference.

Motion forms must be returned by midnight on Tuesday 10^thDecember 2018. All sections of the form must be completed.

Branches will be aware that with the carriage of Composite Rule Amendment 126 at General Conference 2013, the Black Workers Conference has the entitlement under the rules of the union to submit two motions to stand in the name of the conference to General Conference and one motion to the Postal Group and Telecoms Industry Conferences. It is therefore important that if branches wish their motions to be considered for General Conference they must contain policy that is capable of being discharged by the NEC, as opposed to either of the Industrial Executives.

Please note that all correspondence must be sent toconferences@cwu.org and no other personal email address.

Any enquiries regarding this LTB should be addressed to Angela Niven either by post to head office or by email toconferences@cwu.org

Yours sincerely,

A P Kearns

Senior Deputy General Secretary

18LTB624 – Black Workers Conference

Black Worker’s Guidance 2019

Black Workers Motion 19

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CWU Women’s Conference – Date and Venue to be Confirmed

CWU Women’s Conference – Date and Venue to be Confirmed

The CWU Women’s Conference is planned to be held in January/early February 2019. In order for the Standing Orders Committee to meet the commitment of preparing an agenda for a planned conference we have taken the unusual step of issuing this LTB with the date and venue of the conference still to be confirmed.

Creche Facilities/Prayer Rooms/Seating

In order that we can cater for any delegate(s) with special needs such as seating, it is

important that you advise us in writing of the name of the delegate(s) and the particular requirement by return but no later than Tuesday 10th December 2018.

Motions

The Women’s Advisory Committee are entitled to submit up to three motions to the conference standing in their name.

Each Regional Women’s Committee are entitled to submit one motion to the Women’s Conference.

Each Regional Equality Committee are entitled to submit one motion to the Women’s Conference.

Motion forms must be returned by midnight on Tuesday 10^thDecember 2018. All sections of the form must be completed.

Branches will be aware that with the carriage of Composite Rule Amendment 126 at General Conference 2013, the Women’s Conference has the entitlement under the rules of the union to submit two motions to stand in the name of the conference to General Conference and one motion to the Postal Group and Telecoms Industry Conferences. It is therefore important that if branches wish their motions to be considered for General Conference they must contain policy that is capable of being discharged by the NEC, as opposed to either of the Industrial Executives.

Please note that all correspondence must be sent toconferences@cwu.org and no other personal email address.

Any enquiries regarding this LTB should be addressed to Chris Tapper either by post to head office or by email to conferences@cwu.org

Yours sincerely,

A P Kearns

Senior Deputy General Secretary

18LTB623 – CWU Womens Conference

Womens Guidance 2019

Women’s Motion Form 2019

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Special General Conference 2018 – Decisions and Card Votes

Special General Conference 2018 – Decisions and Card Votes

Please find attached copies of the decisions taken during the Special General Conference on Redesign and the results of the two card votes that took place.

Any enquiries regarding this Letter to Branches should be addressed to Chris Tapper or sent to ctapper@cwu.org

Yours sincerely

Tony Kearns

Senior Deputy General Secretary

18LTB622

1. Special General Conference – Saturday 3.11.18

2. Special General Conference – Sunday 4.11.18

Copy of Card Vote 1 – Motion 43

Copy of Card Vote 2 – Motion 44

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