Post Office - Your Pay, Your Future

Union’s negotiators reach agreement on Crown Office Pay

Following a series of meetings last week and early this week between Dave Ward (DGSP) and Andy Furey (Assistant Secretary), and Alan Cook MD POL, Debbie Moore HR Director POL and Tony McCarthy Royal Mail Group HR Director a negotiators pay agreement has been concluded for our Crown Office members.

The agreement will be placed before the Union’s Postal Executive on Wednesday 21st November for endorsement.

The following joint statement has been agreed.

'We are pleased to tell you that the Post Office Ltd and CWU negotiating teams have reached an agreement in relation to Crown colleagues pay.

The agreement is comprehensive; it covers all the issues that have been in dispute and builds on the 'Guide to Your Pay' document that was communicated recently.

At this stage we are unable to share all the details with you as the agreement is due to be discussed at the CWU's Postal Executive next Wednesday, 21 November. If the negotiators agreement is signed off by the Postal Executive, it will be subject to a ballot of Union members.

Further details will be provided next week. In the meantime we wish to thank you for your patience during this difficult period.

Yours sincerely'

Alan Cook.                                                          Andy Furey

MD POL                                                             Assistant Secretary CWU

A National Briefing has now been arranged for Thursday 22nd November, in Manchester, to explain the agreement and to give Representatives the opportunity to discuss the details.

Further details will be made available in due course.

For more information please contact polpay2007@cwu.org

POL: SUPPLY CHAIN - Postal Executive endorses pay agreement

The Postal Executive yesterday endorsed the POL Supply Chain Pay Agreement 2007. A National Briefing has now been scheduled for Monday 29th October after which the agreement will be put to members in postal ballot. Key features of the agreement are

• Pay rises ranging between 6.73% - 9.48%
• Shorter Working Week (except London PAs/POs/LA1s)
• Increased LGV allowance
• Consolidation of NDA into basic pay (where all duty hours fall within the qualifying period)
• Increases to London Weighting (parity with Royal Mail)
• Significant increase to the Midway House Sunday allowance
• Introduction of new productivity scheme giving equal payments for all grades
• Improvements to Colleague Share

‘This agreement rewards members’ hard work and commitment. I have no doubt that this package will further motivate members in continuing to win new contracts in the external market and contribute to the vital task of the ongoing recovery of POL Supply Chain’ said Andy Furey (Assistant Secretary).

Please click on the link to read LTB 949/07 and POL Supply Chain's final pay offer letter.

The Supply Chain Pay Agreement will shortly be put to members in a postal ballot.

Keeping you updated

We want to ensure that our members are kept up to date with the latest developments over the coming weeks. If you would like to receive updates by email please forward your email address to polpay2007@cwu.org

FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE CROWN OFFICE AND SUPPLY CHAIN PAY PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW

Background to the dispute – POL’s attack on pay and jobs

Post Office Ltd have made an unacceptable offer to our members in Crown Offices that includes

• No pay rise for at least 2 years for DBMs and POs
• Below inflation pay rises for RAs
• Cessation of Saturday Premium for POs, DBMs and RAs(a pensionable allowance) – effectively a cut to the pay and pensions of 80% of members.
• A pay freeze for 80% of our members through mark time
• A devastating reduction in the value of your pension

POL is overseeing the largest cut in Crown Offices (85) and jobs (up to 1500) ever witnessed.

FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE CROWN OFFICE AND SUPPLY CHAIN DISPUTE PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW

Dispute Updates and Pay Bulletins

POL Crown Offices Dispute - Updates
POL Supply Chain Dispute - Updates