For the Immediate Attention of All: 

Postal Branches

Divisional Representatives

Area Processing Representatives

 

 

JOINT STATEMENT BETWEEN ROYAL MAIL AND THE CWU COVERING THE SORTING OF SPECIAL DELIVERY GUARANTEED (SDG) ITEMS IN YORK CONTAINERS

 

Dear Colleagues

 

In late 2015 the business approached the department in relation to the Trial of Sorting Special Delivery Items in Yorks at selected Mail Centres.

 

The trial, which was conducted and monitored by the Trial Coordination Joint Working Group, assessed Mail Centre to Mail Centre flows using zipped green sleeves from 19th October 2015 to 29th January 2016 between 13 routes at the following five trial sites:  

 

➢ Bristol​​​

➢ Croydon​           

➢ Greenford ​

➢ Manchester ​

➢ Newcastle         

​

The aim of the trial was to test the ability and benefits of moving away from bags and despatching Special Delivery mails using sleeved York’s as the primary sort and despatch container, between Mail Centres.

 

I can now report that following review the trial activity has been successfully completed and further to full joint evaluation the process change has been agreed as suitable for deployment at a further 22 Mail Centres.

 

Attached for the information of Branches and representatives is a copy of the Joint Statement that has been agreed to facilitate the change of process.  

 

Colleagues will note that there are no changes to the sorting and despatching of SDG items from Mail Centres to Delivery Offices. The Joint Statement also provides details of the high level operational processes that are to be applied and confirms ongoing full CWU involvement in the deployment activity.

 

Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be addressed to Davie Robertson, Assistant Secretary, email: dwyatt@cwu.org or shayman@cwu.org quoting reference number: 709.03

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Davie Robertson

Assistant Secretary

 

 

JOINT STATEMENT BETWEEN ROYAL MAIL AND THE CWU COVERING THE SORTING OF SPECIAL DELIVERY GUARANTEED (SDG) ITEMS IN YORK CONTAINERS

 

 

Background

 

Royal Mail (RM) and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are working together in developing key business policies, mutual interest solutions and a new culture, all of which are at the core of the commitments in the Agenda for Growth, Stability and Long Term Success Agreement.

 

Both parties recognise that creating the right joint working environment is paramount to the success of the business and the commitment to employment security in all operational functions of the business.

 

Both parties recognise the pressures of the increasingly competitive and rapidly evolving environment and are committed to the strategic objective of creating and developing an agenda for traffic, product and revenue retention & growth and defining a tangible competitive response as a positive alternative to simply managing decline across the RM operational network.

 

 

Introduction

 

In keeping with the National Generic Trial/Deployment Frameworks both parties agreed to trial the sorting and despatching of Special Delivery Guaranteed (SDG) items in sleeved York’s as the primary container.

 

This new method has been successfully trialled in Croydon, Manchester, Greenford, Newcastle, and Bristol Mail Centres.

 

Following a National Review of this trial by the Trial Co-ordination Joint Working Group the following has been agreed for deployment, establishing a new standard for sorting and despatching SDG items between Mail Centres.

 

There are no changes to the sorting and despatching of SDG items from Mail Centres to Delivery Offices.

 

 

Operational Process

 

The new standard for despatching SDG items between 385 Mail Centre routes will be implemented at the 22 Mail Centres listed in Annex A. The new process will enable c48% of total SDG traffic to be processed in sleeved Yorks.

 

The following high level operational processes will be applied:

 

• Where a Mail Centre produces greater than half a York of SDG items per day for a single flow, they can scan and sort directly to a sleeved York

• SDG items transported by air will continue to be bagged

• SDG items will be despatched in green zipped sleeves sealed with a unique numbered security seal

• Each green sleeved York can accommodate up to 280 average-sized SDG items (the equivalent of 8 bags)

• Only the green zipped sleeves may be used for SDG. If an office runs out they will need to revert to bags as a contingency

• Where a Mail Centre has multiple MCSL selections, sleeved York flows will usually be reduced to one selection. To protect quality of service 3 Mail Centres will have more than the standard single selection. This will be reviewed in January 2017 with the anticipation that these Mail Centres will adopt the one selection standard  

• Sleeved despatch will apply Monday to Friday only, as volumes at weekends are lower. Mail Centres will revert to bags for Saturday despatches

• Heavy oversized items will continue to be despatched loose as per the current standard process

• The National Circulation Team will review flows annually taking into account changes in volume and amend the master list accordingly and communicate changes

 

 

Deployment

 

Deployment of the new process will commence in June and is scheduled to be completed by September 2016.

 

 

Operational Impact

 

The introduction of any revised duty/attendance arrangements will be negotiated at local level in line with the IR Framework.

 

Local discussions will take place prior to implementation and will take into account/focus on all possible concerns, risks or difficulties associated with this project. This will ensure any unforeseen employee concerns are also resolved as quickly as possible, local parties will also meet regularly to monitor and review deployment arrangements.

 

Timely negotiations will take place between local managers and CWU IR Representatives, and H&S Reps will be fully involved in all aspects of the planning for and actual deployment of the required new arrangements.

 

CWU Representatives shall be given appropriate additional release to facilitate this and enable them to consult with members on the proposed change.

 

Any questions of interpretation, implementation, or application of this Joint Statement shall be referred to the respective Headquarters for resolution.

 

 

 

Davie Robertson

Assistant Secretary

CWU

Francis Williams

Head of Parcel Design

Royal Mail

 

Date: ​10th May 2016

ANNEX A

 

List of Outward Mail Centres to Inward Mail Centres to Adopt the New Standard

 

Birmingham

Bristol

Chester

NW Midlands

Southampton & Portsmouth

Thames Valley

Warrington

Croydon

Gatwick

Greenford

Home Counties North

Jubilee

London Central

Medway

Nottingham

South Midlands

Peterborough

Romford

Sheffield

Newcastle

Manchester

Leeds

 

 

PEOPLE’S POST EVENT – BIRMINGHAM, 4th JUNE 2016
Following our hugely successful People’s Post event in Manchester, the next step on the campaign tour is Birmingham. Once again, we have secured a high profile group of local, regional and national guests, including the Leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn.
The CWU Midlands Region has launched a major publicity initiative to ensure a high turnout from the public in Birmingham. Coaches are also being put onto bring members from the Midlands into Birmingham. It is vital the whole union supports this event. On this basis, we would request that all CWU Branches send a delegation.
Attached to this LTB are posters and graphics that can be used to publicise the day in the workplaces and on social media.
The announcement of further job cuts for our members in Supply Chain this week highlight the importance of the People’s Post campaign being successful. Birmingham offers us another chance to reach out to the public.
The day will be an exciting mix of music, politics and family events. Key timings are as follows;
 
12:30
Rally outside Bromsgrove Post Office – 117 High Street, Bromsgrove, B61 8AA. This Post Office is due for closure and this is also the constituency of Sajid Javid – Secretary of State for Business. 
A coach will be leaving Summer Lane – 47 New Summer St, Birmingham B19 3TH at approximately 11:00 for anybody who wishes to join us for this part of the day please email midlandregion@cwu.org to book a seat. 
 
15:30 – 16:00
There will be “Pop up” surprises, freebies and lots of family fun outside the Bullring Shopping Centre, Birmingham B5 4BU.   
 
17:00 – 19:00
Open air Rally and entertainment in Victoria Square, B1

Guest speakers include:
 
Jeremy Corbyn – Leader of the Labour Party
Francesca Martinez – Comedian & Activist 
Sam Fairbain – People’s Assembly – National Secretary
Salma Yaqoob – Mental Health Campaigner
 
Music by:
Grace Petrie
Hosted by:
Jen Brister
 
I look forward to seeing everyone on the day.
Any enquiries on the above LTB should be addressed to the General Secretary, gsoffice@cwu.org
 
Yours sincerely
                               
Dave Ward Ray Ellis
General Secretary Acting Deputy General Secretary (P)
Email Attachments – Click to download
LTB 308/16 – PEOPLE’S POST EVENT – BIRMINGHAM, 4th JUNE 2016

Attachment 1: Peoples post flyer

Calling all Women, BAME and CWU Youth Reps!
• Are you quite new to your role in the CWU?

• Would you like to progress within the CWU?

• Do you need to understand better how the union works?

• Would you like to be mentored by an experienced CWU Representative?
Mentoring is a widely recognised training and development tool that helps to assist individuals through structured and focused support and through sharing of experience and skills. Used formally and informally by many different organisations and individuals it helps to develop the potential of individuals with less experience by pairing them with individuals with much more experience. It is a proven way of increasing confidence, knowledge and networking to help open up opportunities for advancement.
In the Labour movement mentoring has been used successfully by several unions, political parties and other organisations. The CWU, as part of our programme of work around proportionality has now developed the CWU Exchange Mentoring Scheme to help develop, progress and retain newer activists.
Mentoring has proven a particularly useful tool for helping to develop and bring through under-represented groups such as BAME and Women members. At present we are restricting this project to BAME, Women and Young members. However, in the medium to long term mentoring will also be rolled out across the whole union.
We now have our own trained CWU mentors who will be available to work with new and emerging Women, BAME and under 30 activists, as they are particularly under-represented at many levels in the CWU.
If you think that being mentored could be right for you can apply to the scheme provided that you meet the following basic criteria:
• That you have been a CWU activist for up to three years and that you are currently a CWU representative of any sort.

• That you wish to progress and develop your role in the CWU 

• That you are a woman, BAME and/or under 30 years old
Places are limited so please apply to the scheme using the attached application form.
Please return this to msimpson@cwu.org by Friday 10 June 2017.
Please refer any queries regarding this LTB to Trish Lavelle, Head of Education and Training tlavelle@cwu.org

Yours sincerely,

Trish Lavelle

Head of Education & Training
Email Attachments – Click to download
LTB 306/16 – CWU Exchange Mentoring Scheme : Activists Supporting Activists

Attachment 1 – Application Form

POST OFFICE: SUPPLY CHAIN – EXITING THE EXTERNAL MARKET – JOB LOSSES
Dear Colleagues,
The Post Office is advising our Supply Chain members this morning of its intention to “exit from the external CViT market on a phased basis during the remainder of the 2016/17 financial year”. This outrageous decision entails the potential loss of 515 CWU represented jobs (and 79 managers). This equates to approximately 50% of the total workforce from the 22 depots and 6 cash centres. However, it is evident this decision will impact on all operational jobs and members’ earnings. 
Additionally, as part of the job losses, the Post Office has indicated it will be seeking to close 8 CViT depots and 1 Coin Centre as follows:
 
Dartford Hull Poole
Eastbourne Inverness Preston        
Edinburgh Merlin House (Birmingham) Stoke
 
We also understand the Coin operation at Hemel Hempstead as well as Merlin House will be moving into Midway House (Birmingham).
Given the unprecedented scale of the proposed job losses, there is a real threat of Compulsory Redundancies which this Union will oppose in line with Conference policy (Motion 89, Postal Industry conference 2016). When combining the job losses in Supply Chain to the Crown Office franchising and the recently announced job reductions in Finance, it equates to a total of over 1000 job losses from CWU grades working for the Post Office which is simply astonishing.
The Union last week received the legal redundancy notification (Section 188 letter and HR1 form) surrounding the planned job losses in Supply Chain. In view of a lack of any negotiations on this issue, we formally requested to Paula Vennells, Chief Executive, on Friday 13th May and again on 16th May that the legal documentation be withdrawn and the 90 day consultation should not commence at this stage. The response received from Paula Vennells failed to address our proposal to withdraw the redundancy notification, hence the reason why we sent a further letter.  
The provocative decision to announce these job losses and site closures has been made without meaningful consultation with the Union and no real attempt to work together to reach an agreement and find an alternative solution to secure the future of Supply Chain.  
In the face of this latest attack on the livelihoods of our hard-working members, we will be campaigning to put pressure on the Government and the Post Office as part of our “Peoples Post” campaign. We need to stop these unnecessary plans and prevent large scale job losses.
The Post Office should never have been separated from Royal Mail. It is the only postal operator in Europe to split off its retail network from the rest of the postal service. Since separation we have witnessed a constant attack on jobs resulting in a running down of the Post Office network and now this is being extended to Supply Chain. This crude cost-cutting approach which is unimaginative and short term has led to further Crown Office franchising and closures as part of a programme of managed decline.
The Post Office’s decision reflects the Government’s failure to support and invest in the future of the network in a meaningful way and the systemic mismanagement of the company, which has a complete lack of vision. Crucially we are calling for a coherent long-term plan for the future based on greater investment, new products and services and reintegration back into Royal Mail. A press release is attached for your information.
The future of the Post Office is at a crossroads; consequently we will need to consider every avenue for action to defend our Supply Chain members. We will be consulting with our Representatives and further with the Postal Executive to develop a united strategy across the whole of the Union to defend jobs and stop closures in accordance with Emergency Motion E3 (attached) carried unanimously at this year’s Postal Industry conference.  
The Following Branch Representatives are invited to attend a National Briefing:
Branch Secretaries (with Post Office members)

CViT / Cash Centre Unit Reps (if the Unit Rep is not available, the Deputy Rep is invited)

Post Office Territorial Reps

Post Office Supply Chain Area Reps (including Deputy Area Reps)

Post Office Area Reps (including Deputy Area Reps)

Regional Health & Safety Reps 

The details of the Representatives Briefing are as follows:
Monday 23rd May
12 noon – 3pm
Indian YMCA
41 Fitzroy Square
London
W1T 6AQ
As this briefing will be focussed on a serious Industrial Relations matter, paid release from duty should be provided by the Post Office for CViT / Cash Centre Unit Reps.
Our Post Office members must be supported as we will not stand idly by and watch another nail hammered into the coffin of this vital public service.
 
Yours Sincerely,
 
Dave Ward Ray Ellis Andy Furey
General Secretary Acting Deputy General Secretary (P) Assistant Secretary 

Email Attachments – Click to download
· LTB 302/16 – POST OFFICE: SUPPLY CHAIN – EXITING THE EXTERNAL MARKET – JOB LOSSES
· Attachment 2: Emergency Motion – Future vision of the post office
· Attachment 2: CWU-Unite joint press release on the Post Office – 17th May 2016

UPDATE ON ROYAL MAIL PAY 2016 #TheCWU 
Pay 2016

 

Further to the verbal update provided by the DGS(P) at Annual Conference, I am writing to update you on the very latest developments in relation to our outstanding 2016 pay claim.

 

At the Postal Policy Forum in March the Union agreed the following:

 

“That we seek a one year Pay and Reward Agreement from April 2016 which seeks to achieve our current policies around pay, hours and leave (including holiday pay) and a further long term agreement aligned to wider negotiations around future change”.

 

In pursuit of our claim, the CWU attended two initial pay meetings with the business on 7th and 18th April. At the second meeting, Royal Mail made a “closed” offer which the Union rejected.

The business then notified the Union that they would be making an “open” offer to allow us to report and publicise the details to our Representatives attending Annual Conference in Bournemouth. Unfortunately, Royal Mail has yet to provide a new offer.

 

In response (and notwithstanding Terry’s unfortunate recent illness) the Union has made clear our concerns about the unacceptable delay in providing an offer and we have been pressing the business hard to make an open offer to the CWU as soon as possible and avoid any further delay.

 

As the April review date has already passed and some members have experienced a cut in take-home pay this month as a result of the Government’s National Insurance increases, the Union recognises the pressing need to secure a decent rise for 2016 and we are continuing to push the business to provide a pay offer to the CWU as a matter of urgency.

 

Further updates will be provided to Branches in due course.

 

Yours sincerely
Ray Ellis

Acting Deputy General Secretary (P)

RE: SUE LEWIS – FORMER BRANCH SECRETARY OF CENTRAL COUNTIES AND THAMES VALLEY BRANCH (CCTV)
It is with great sadness that we must advise branches of the sudden and tragic death of our former CCTV Branch Secretary, Sue Lewis.
Sue joined the CWU in 2004 and was a prominent and committed Branch Secretary and women’s officer. She also worked closely with other branches and played an important role in the Eastern Region. She was a committed representative and had only recently decided to return to her BT duties after a several years as branch secretary. I know that Sue had many friends and colleagues in the union who will of course be very upset and shocked by this sad news today.
Our thoughts are of course with Sue’s children, family and friends who must be devastated by their sudden loss. I will on behalf of the CWU convey our deepest sympathy and condolences to them.
When further information becomes available branches will be informed.
If you have any enquiries on this LTB, these should be addressed to the General Secretary’s Office at gsoffice@cwu.org quoting the reference GS1.1/LTB 296/16.
Yours sincerely
 
 
Dave Ward
General Secretary
 
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LTB 296/16 RE: SUE LEWIS – FORMER BRANCH SECRETARY OF CENTRAL COUNTIES AND THAMES VALLEY BRANCH (CCTV)

JOINT STATEMENT ON THE DEPLOYMENT OF ADVANCED DRIVER COACHES IN REGIONAL LOGISTICS (AREA DISTRIBUTION) AND TELEMETRY UPDATE 

Dear Colleagues,

 

Branches and representatives will be aware that protracted discussions have been taking place with the business since 2012 in relation to the deployment of the Advanced Driver Coach (ADC) role in Area Distribution.

 

In January 2015 a Joint Statement was agreed and the department issued LTB 054/15 (attached for ease of reference) in relation to the deployment of the ADC role to communicate the position. At the time of issuing that Joint Statement in 2015 the department entered into further discussions with the business in relation to a deployment programme for the role.

 

Unfortunately further difficulties were encountered in respect of realising the commitments contained in the 2015 Joint Statement, which delayed the introduction of the ADC role into Area Distribution.

 

In August 2015 the Regional Logistics (Area Distribution) Telemetry Training Trial and Training Implementation Plan was communicated to Branches and representatives via LTB 522/15. This agreement was dependent on the use of ADC’s and it was therefore unsurprising that the department began to receive reports that deployment and use of the Telemetry equipment was sporadic. In addition concern was also being highlighted from the field in regard to 1-2-1’s that were taking place in the absence of any ADC support, which obviously meant that our drivers were not being provided with the training interventions where necessary to assist and develop their driving skills.

 

Coupled to this around the same time the business were attempting to progress an un-agreed initiative called Professionalising Area Distribution (PAD) which was reported to Branches and representatives via LTB 641/15 in October 2015.

 

The department made representation to the business that all of the problems being identified were related and requested urgent discussions to resolve outstanding issues and it would appear that the lack of progression in respect of the Telemetry and PAD initiatives served to re-focus the business’ attention on outstanding issues that the department wished to conclude.  

 

As a result urgent discussions have been taking place recently with the business to resolve outstanding issues and have resulted in the attached Joint Statement being finalised in relation to a recruitment programme for Area Distribution Advanced Driver Coaches.

 

Colleagues will note that the initial recruitment plan will mean that the business will resource 36 new ADC’s across the Mail Centre catchment area. Recognition has been given to the fact that until the RoSPA qualification is obtained and they are able to fully undertake the ADC role, that those recruited will receive the Workplace Coach allowance.

 

In regard to the issues identified in relation to Telemetry joint activity is continuing to establish the current position in regard to deployment and training that has taken place. Once the information in respect of this is analysed it will be our intention to jointly develop a programme of works to ensure that the equipment is deployed in line with the agreement and that our drivers have a full understanding of the data the equipment captures and how this can assist them to improve and develop their driving abilities.

 

The business have agreed however that even where Telemetry equipment and training has been deployed and delivered in line with our agreements, no Driver 1-2-1’s or training requiring the participation of the ADC’s will take place until a coach with the RoSPA qualification is in post.

 

Branches and representatives are requested to ensure that our members are made aware of this LTB and the attached Joint Statement at the earliest opportunity.

 

Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be addressed to Davie Robertson, Assistant Secretary, e-mail: dwyatt@cwu.org or shayman@cwu.org quoting reference number: 517.04 & 518.02

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Davie Robertson

Assistant Secretary

 JOINT STATEMENT BETWEEN ROYAL MAIL AND THE CWU ON THE DEPLOYMENT OF ADVANCED DRIVER COACHES WITHIN REGIONAL LOGISTICS (AREA DISTRIBUTION)

 

 

Background

 

The National Agreement for the Implementation of the Road Transport Directive and the Introduction of the Professional Driver concluded in 2007 supported the introduction of Workplace Driver Coaches in Royal Mail. The aspiration captured in the agreement was to create opportunities for personal development where Advanced Driver Coaches (ADC’s) can assist and encourage drivers to improve performance in all aspects of their role. Further commitment to achieve this ambition was given in the Joint Statement for the Future of Area Distribution 2012.

 

In January 2015 a Joint Statement was agreed in relation to the deployment of Advanced Driver Coaches in Regional Logistics (Area Distribution) that fulfilled our commitments and was communicated accordingly. This Joint Statement provided information in respect of the roles and responsibilities of the Advanced Driver Coach role working within Regional Logistics (Area Distribution), the qualifications and accreditation required, selection processes and the agreed levels of remuneration for the new role.

 

The deployment activity in respect of this role has encountered some delay. Recent joint discussions have now resolved outstanding issues and resulted in this Joint Statement being agreed, which outlines how the process for deployment of the Advanced Driver Coaches for the Regional Logistics (Area Distribution) function will now take place.

 

 

Deployment Principles

 

Royal Mail operates in an increasingly competitive environment where optimum performance is crucial to the future success of the business. The deployment of the Advanced Driver Coaches within Regional Logistics (Area Distribution) will support drivers and operational colleagues through the provision of our own, in house, peer to peer coaching, mentoring and the delivery of agreed training packages to assist in improving safety and efficiency within Royal Mail Operations. Through the establishment of a supportive, non-threatening environment Advanced Driver Coaches will promote the achievement of excellent individual performance by assisting colleagues to enhance their range of skills and maximise potential.

 

Deployment for these roles will be as follows:

 

➢ RMG will initially resource 36 new Regional Logistics (Area Distribution) Advanced Driver Coaches across Mail Centre catchment areas on the following basis:

• 11 in the North

• 14 in the East

• 11 in the West

 

➢ The selection process for ADC’s will be as detailed within the National Agreement and will commence w/c 13th May 2016.

 

➢ Consistent with the National Agreement covering ADC’s, successful applicants will be trained to the necessary standard. The ADC is considered a specialist role and before appointment applicants must achieve the following:

• Be fully trained by RoSPA (or equivalent) to an agreed standard to enable them to professionally carry out training needs analysis on drivers. The ADC’s will themselves be trained in this field and hold a valid certificate of competence.

 

• Attain the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) certification. This is required by the Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic Training (JAUPT) Driver CPC accreditation.

 

➢ The aim is to have all fully trained ADC’s in place by October 2016.

 

➢ The successful applicants for the ADC role will initially be remunerated as Workplace Coaches. However, on successful completion of the RoSPA training they will be remunerated as ADC’s.

 

➢ Successfully completing the RoSPA training will enable ADC’s to perform driver in-cab coaching and as such they will then be released to ADC duties for a minimum of 20 hours per week. This will increase to full time release (outside of pressure periods) once they have attained the necessary full qualification/accreditation of an ADC. It is agreed that until the applicants for the role have achieved the RoSPA training they will not be used for any duties aligned to the ADC role.

This agreement will remain subject to ongoing joint review at regular intervals of 3 months to ensure it is being applied correctly and to rectify any problems or issues of concern. These reviews will also assess the success of the deployment in terms of employee participation, competency, safety and financial implications.

As part of the ongoing review we will seek to expand the number of Advanced Driver Coaches, where deemed of commercial benefit.

Any question of interpretation, implementation or application of this agreement will be dealt with promptly through the IR Framework and if unresolved referred to the respective Headquarters for resolution.
EUAN MCMURDO​​​​​DAVIE ROBERTSON​​​

DIRECTOR LOGISTICS​​​​​ASSISTANT SECRETARY

ROYAL MAIL​ ​ ​CWU

 

 

DATE: 11TH MAY 2016

The UK Work Stress Network has announced that their Annual Conference 2016 will take place at the Hillscourt Conference Centre, Rednal, Birmingham B45 8RS on Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th November 2016.
The UK National Work-Stress Network is a Trade Unionist led organisation which is committed to the eradication of the causes of work-related stress and associated illnesses. It campaigns to advance this aim through its involvement with the Hazards Campaign and in conjunction with the TUC, European organisations and within UK Trade Union structures. The Network calls for:
Employers, Company Directors and Managers at all levels to acknowledge their duty of care and for their acceptance of their health and safety responsibilities to the workforce;

Legislation and enforcement procedures to outlaw all forms of workplace stress, bullying and victimisation; also to ensure full corporate liability for workplace injury; and

The creation of a caring, supportive workplace culture with ‘Dignity at Work’ for all and for worker sensitive procedures for all.

The Network consists of many hundreds of like-minded people, some of whom have suffered the consequences of work-related stress. Amongst them are experienced caseworkers, counsellors, occupational health workers, Trades Union lay and paid officers and those who are just determined to see effective management which recognises the needs of the workforce as well as of business.
The Conference will Examine Working lives becoming more complex and Stressful!
Working life is becoming more complex from both ends of the age spectrum.
Young workers

Older aging workers

Zero Hours Contracts

Doing two jobs

Working and parenting

Working and being a carer

Long hours of work

Manual work demands

Whichever applies, the world of work has never been more stressful.
A greater recognition of mental health issues is very welcome and brings increased responsibilities for employers. It also brings more challenges for our work as health and safety stewards. This conference will examine the impacts of mental health issues at work as we move through our careers that are being extended every year! We will examine new research on specific age groups, what problems are being identified. We will explore strategies that we can promote to improve working life for those with mental health issues in the workplace.
Conference Programme Outline:
FRIDAY EVENING – Registration, meeting the Stress Network Team and Networking
SATURDAY MORNING – Panel of speakers with Q&A session
SPEAKERS PANEL INCLUDES
Professor Kevin Daniels, UEA Norwich – Professor of Organisational Behaviour;

TUC Speaker (To be confirmed) – Mental Health and Equality issues

Other speakers to be decided

SATURDAY AFTERNOON & SUNDAY MORNING WORKSHOP SESSIONS
Topics to include Mental Health First Aid; Ageism in the Workplace; Mental Health Policies at Work; Excessive Work Demand; Stress Risk Management; Presenteeism; Suicide Intervention and more
UK National Work-Stress Network Contact details:-
Ian Draper (Network Coordinator) UK National Work-Stress Network 

9 Bell Lane 

Syresham 

BRACKLEY 

NN13 5HP

Tel 07966-196033

E-mail: iandraper@nasuwt.net

Website: WWW.WORKSTRESS.NET
Electronic copies of the Booking Form are attached in Word and .pdf formats. Hard copies will also be distributed to Regional Health and Safety Forums.
Yours sincerely
Dave Joyce

National Health, Safety & Environment Officer

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· Attachment 1 – 16LTB291The UK Work Stress Network Annual Conference 2016.docx

· Attachment 2 – 1603 conference booking form V2a (2).doc

· Attachment 3 – 1603 conference booking form V2a.pdf