LTB 260/24 – LGV PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS’ RECRUITMENT

No: 260/24

23rd July 2024

For the Immediate Attention of All:

Postal Branches
Divisional Representatives
Parcelforce Regional Organisers
Area Distribution Representatives
LGV Representatives

Dear Colleagues,

LGV PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS’ RECRUITMENT

Branches and representatives will be aware that the Joint Statement covering the deployment of the Network Window on 17^th June 2024 included a National Network Review. This activity identified gaps in resourcing across a number of the Vehicle Operating Centres (VOC’s).

Discussions have taken place with the business to review vacancy numbers at each VOC and to reconfirm the Nationally agreed Resourcing Principles will be followed, including reconfirming DCPC is not a barrier to progression.

Whilst the current position of the business is not to agree Joint Statements with the CWU, the numbers and locations have been jointly agreed with the business and this activity is intended to recruit 284 drivers across 30 VOCs nationally. Selection for all vacancies will be in line with the Nationally agreed process, although some positions may be filled by current surplus or supernumerary employees, holding the necessary licence.

The vacancies available in 4 sites Exeter, Newcastle, Scotland, and Wolverhampton are a mixture of FT/PT.  The recruitment for the Midlands hub is already at assessment stage, this is due to the large number of new drivers required. This unit will remain under review and further opportunities may become available.

Below are the number of recruitment opportunities per site:

The recruitment activity provides our members holding an LGV C+E Licence with a real opportunity to progress to a Professional Driver Role. The department has pursued training opportunities to fill any shortfall in candidates, however the business has confirmed that they have no budget for driver training available in this financial year, which will mean that external recruitment will take place, where there are insufficient internal candidates.

 Applications are open to all Royal Mail Group employees who hold a valid LGV C+E licence. Members are advised to ensure that applications are submitted on the Royal Mail Success Factors website by the closing date. A copy of the Success Factors Process is attached to assist, please apply via this process as the business cannot pick up internal candidates via the external applications process.

Applications will not be considered after the closing date. Therefore, any difficulties in registering on the Success Factors platform should be notified to the department immediately and definitely prior to the closing date, in order that they can be brought to the attention of the business.

We would therefore ask Branches and representatives to make every effort to ensure that members are made aware of this LTB and that it is given the widest publicity possible, in order that any interested parties are afforded the opportunity to submit applications before the closing date.

The applications process opens today, Tuesday 23^rd July 2024 with a closing date of the 8^th August 2024, due to this being a peak period for annual leave.  Where interested candidates  have missed the closing date of the 8^th August, due to annual leave  a further opportunity will be facilitated to submit an application of interest via:  driveracademy@royalmail.com, the closing date for this will be the 15^th August 2025.

Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be addressed to Davie Robertson, Assistant Secretary, email: jrodrigues@cwu.org quoting this LTB number.260/24.

Yours sincerely

Davie Robertson
Assistant Secretary

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