Agreement Between CWU & Parcelforce Worldwide

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Agreement Between CWU & Parcelforce Worldwide On 2009 Autumn Pressure And Christmas Remuneration Proposals For All CWU Grade Depot Employees

All Postal Branches With Parcelforce Members
All Regional Organisers


Dear Colleague

Agreement Between CWU & Parcelforce Worldwide On 2009 Autumn Pressure And Christmas Remuneration Proposals For All CWU Grade Depot Employees

Attached for the information of Branches is a copy of the above agreement which has been ratified by the Postal Executive.

It is anticipated that discussions have already commenced between Parcelforce representatives and local management to discuss work and manpower requirements to ensure adequate cover for the Autumn Pressure/Christmas period in line with this agreement. However, the final operational arrangements for the pressure period have now been received from the business and are also attached for your information.

Branches are requested to ensure that our representatives are made aware of the attached information.

Any enquiries regarding this matter should be addressed to Terry Pullinger, Assistant Secretary, quoting reference 106A or emailed to dwyatt@cwu.org.

Yours sincerely




Terry Pullinger
Assistant Secretary
Agreement between CWU & Parcelforce Worldwide on 2009 AUTUMN PRESSURE AND CHRISTMAS Remuneration Proposals for all CWU Grade Depot Employees

1. Introduction

This agreement has been reached to ensure that the expected increased volumes of traffic during the pre-Christmas period can be delivered to meet customer requirements and maintain the magnificent quality of service performance currently being achieved. It also confirms the payment arrangements for December 2009 and the operating arrangements for the holiday period.

2. pressure period working

It has been agreed between both parties that during the pressure period the following terms will apply for all CWU Graded Depot employees.

Weekdays: additional hours to be put in if necessary to handle increased workload, with scheduled attendance offered where appropriate and subject to normal conditions

Weekends: Local discussions will identify the requirement for scheduled attendance working on Saturday and Sundays for the period Saturday 5th December to 19th December 2009 inclusive. Where workload requires attendance for Saturday or Sunday working, employees will be invited to enter into an advance commitment to attend for any or all of the required Saturdays or Sundays. Upon the signing of this advance commitment, employees will be eligible for a special payment of £16.50 an hour for those days worked, equivalent to double the normal duty hourly rate, instead of the normal pre-scheduled or overtime rates. Any increase in this payment as a result of the 2009 terms and conditions discussions will be applied to this agreement retrospectively.


In addition, employees who sign for an advance commitment for December 19th, and perform the work will receive a single payment of £30 in addition to the above rate.

The special payment will be offered for attendance of a minimum of six hours on each of the Saturdays/Sundays as required.

Anyone committing under these arrangements to attend for more than one Saturday/Sunday who fails to fulfil their commitment will only receive the pre-scheduled rate of pay for any days attended and any previous payments made will be rectified accordingly on the next pay date.

Operations managers will meet unit reps to discuss the work and manpower plans required in each office. These meetings will identify the extent, if any, to which additional attendance over normal is required. Against this backdrop both parties commit to work together to ensure that the appropriate number of applicants required in each of the depots, on all of the days covered by this agreement, is fully met. In advance of signed commitments being made, volunteers will initially be sought on a without prejudice basis in order to gauge demand and assist in matching attendances to planned traffic levels on each of the relevant days.

It is not currently envisaged that any special arrangements will be required for Sunday 20th December, but this situation will be reviewed nationally in the week before Christmas, and if necessary additional resourcing and remuneration arrangements will be agreed.

3.Payment Arrangements

December salaries will be paid on 24 December 2009, and will include variable payments for the four weeks commencing 16 November, 23 November, 30 November and 7 December.

4.Attendance Arrangements

Parcelforce Worldwide depots will be open for business on all days, including Saturdays, that are not designated bank or public holidays. Both December 24th, Christmas Eve and December 31st, New Years Eve are normal working days. Local discussions will take place over any necessary adjustments or reductions to duties, in line with previous agreements, on shifts either just before or just after the public holidays due to changes in network arrangements affecting the flow of work.

Any enquiries appertaining to this agreement should be referred directly to the respective Headquarters.









Terry Pullinger Sharon Sherriff
Assistant Secretary Head of Employee Relations
Communication Workers Union Parcelforce Worldwide

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