LTB 531/16 – Way Forward Annual Leave Allocation & Deployment Agreement (2001)

No. 531/2016

9^th September 2016

For the Immediate Attention of All:

Postal Branch Secretaries

Divisional Representatives

Area Processing Representatives

Area Distribution Representatives

LGV Representatives

RDC Representatives

Dear Colleagues,

Way Forward Annual Leave Allocation & Deployment Agreement (2001)

Branches and representatives will be recall that the department has previously issued LTB 718/14 in relation to the above subject (attached at Annex A for your ease of reference).

In order to assist representatives and for ease of reference also attached to this LTB at Annex B is a copy of the Way Forward Annual Leave Allocation & Deployment Agreement (2001) which can also be located in the Postal agreements section of the CWU website.

Branches and representatives are advised that recently the department has been receiving enquiries in regard to attempts by local management to introduce a budget based Annual Leave allocation process in some of the functions that fall under the remit of the department.

To clarify the position the department can confirm that we have not been involved in any discussions around a change to the existing Annual Leave Allocation & Deployment arrangements and we reiterate that the advice as communicated in LTB 718/14 continues to hold the field.

Therefore any proposals by management to introduce the un-agreed process should be challenged and where necessary progressed via the IR Framework.

To assist the department in monitoring the situation you are requested to also notify us of any attempts by management to introduce the un-agreed process.

Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be addressed to Joe Malone, Acting Assistant Secretary, e-mail: dwyatt@cwu.org or shayman@cwu.org quoting reference number 203.01 & 703.01.

Yours sincerely

Joe Malone
Acting Assistant Secretary