PARCELFORCE PAY DEAL

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Parcelforce members get 3% one year with no strings and £325 lump sum pay deal




AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARCELFORCE WORLDWIDE AND THE CWU REGARDING PAST & CONTINUING REWARD 2010.



INTRODUCTION.

These negotiations have been unusually difficult given the external pressures facing the business and the impact of higher inflation on employee’s pockets. Over the past two years Parcelforce Worldwide has been forced to respond to the commercial impact of the global economic downturn and the subsequent levels of competitive challenge. Both parties agree that throughout these difficulties the performance of our employees/members has been absolutely exceptional.

The challenging task for us during the negotiations was to test our ability to respond to the priorities of maintaining job security and continuing to offer industry leading terms and conditions. This could only be done by balancing a fair and just reward package with the requirement to maintain sustained financial health of the company. As we have previously acknowledged both parties were mindful that they could not ignore the impact that inflation has and is having on employee’s families and their standard of living.

Against that backdrop we are pleased to have arrived at the following negotiated settlement.

AGREEMENT.

 £11 of all current weekly bonus schemes will be converted into a non-pensionable addition to basic pay for all CWU represented grades and will be subject to all increases in pay both in this agreement and the future. A further commitment is given to retrospectively apply the concept of regular bonus payments being converted to non pensionable elements of basic pay for all administration bonus schemes once further understanding of individual schemes has been explored.

 3% rise in all elements of pay including the £11 non-pensionable addition to basic pay, S/A, overtime, all allowances and pay ranges etc backdated to the 1st April 2010.

 The introduction of a new productivity scheme aligned to direct unit costs and to be run concurrently with the existing schemes will be introduced. £7per week will be paid from the acceptance of this agreement and until the arrangements for the new scheme have been agreed and finalised and appropriate measures/procedures are in place. The £7 will represent the maximum payment achievable per week when the scheme is finalised and will be determined and agreed by set criteria, target to be completed by mid-January.

 £325 lump sum paid to all employees, pro-rata to less than fulltime staff, upon acceptance of the agreement. An element of this payment is in recognition of employees’ excellent performance over the first half of 2010/11.

We are conscious that talks this year have been lengthy and both parties are committed to a target of the next reward review discussions to be concluded by and effective from the 1st of April 2011.

PROGRESSIVE AGENDA.

Both parties agree that it is extremely important that we all keep progressing to new levels of company performance, working relationships and rewarding employment. We believe that this is best done by strengthening the strategic partnership ‘Table of Success’ and through the sharing of ideas to develop consensus solutions to our ongoing challenges.

This agreement enables our joint ambition to continuing to build on our excellent record of success and signals the commencement of our growth era.

 We will continue to put the customer at the heart of what we do.

 We will continue to ensure our employees have a safe, rewarding and high quality working environment.

 We will continue to focus on cost, efficiency and revenue generation.

 We will continue to invest in our IT capability to enable us to develop exciting and innovative new products.

 We will continue to target new customers and to grow our business both domestically and international.

 We shall be agreeing and implementing new high standards of security to enhance our reputation as a high value highly secure provider.

 We will focus on our compensation arrangements and procedures to reduce the costs in that area and improve our quality of service.

 Changes to VAT arrangements are likely to provide a substantial benefit and can contribute to the future investments that will be required to grow our business.

 It is Parcelforce Worlwide’s strongly held ambition to explore new markets and grow significantly over the next 5 years to double our current size. Plans are far reaching and complex and will continue to evolve over the coming months.

Successful implementation of the above will ensure a healthy and secure future for Parcelforce Worldwide and its employees. So, to support this both parties will immediately start joint development and planning on the following:

 A review of our flexible labour model with the aim of ensuring our practices are suitable for a high quality parcels carrier operating in a competitive modern market.

 A review of ongoing efficiencies within the hubs.

 Implementing revised and improved security arrangements.

 Introducing new IT capability which keeps us ahead of our competition.

 A review of administration functions including looking at the potential of centralisation of customer services.

 A review of depot revision procedures which provides a transparent and fair revision process whilst protecting required productivity levels.

 Continuing our approach of working in joint consultation on bespoke arrangements for large customers.

 Joint working on new market entry initiatives.

 Creating a standardised process for Parcelforce Worldwide employees working on customer premises.

 Continuing our discussions with a view to quickly implementing a jointly agreed approach to improving utilisation of Network Capacity and revising the international feeder network.

 Reinvigorating the spirit and workings of the ‘table of success’

The Operations Director Parcelforce Worldwide and the CWU National Officer will priorities and oversee these projects progressed inline with the spirit and intent of the ‘Table of Success’ process.

Both parties agree that there is a requirement for ongoing discussions in relation to the above list. Our April 2011 package discussions will take account of this progress and will take place within the context of the prevailing market conditions at that time and our commitment to maintain the standard of living and job security of our employees / members.






This approach forms an integral part of any ongoing dialogue on the 'Progressive Agenda'.




Terry Pullinger Peter Macdonald
Assistant Secretary Director HR
CWU Parcelforce Worldwide

[smok3y666]

Any idea when the vote will be and if accepted when will the rise be applied?

[1969tonka]

voting papers should be with everybody this week and if all goes well money will be in paypacket at the end of november.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

No: 863/2010
Ref: 101
Date: 7th October 2010


To All Postal Branches With Parcelforce Members
To All Parcelforce Representatives
To All Regional Organisers





Dear Colleague

Parcelforce Pay 2010 Agreement - Ballot Arrangements

Further to LTB 811/10 Branches are informed that ballot arrangements for the Parcelforce Pay 2010 Agreement have now been finalised.

The ballot timetable will be as follows:

Ballot Papers Dispatched: Friday 15th October 2010
Ballot Closes: Friday 5th November 2010

Branch Secretaries and representatives are requested to ensure that our members are made aware of the content of this LTB and that they are encouraged to use their vote when it is received.

Any enquiries relating to this matter should be addressed to Terry Pullinger, Assistant Secretary, email dwyatt@cwu.org, quoting reference No. 101.

Yours sincerely




Terry Pullinger
Assistant Secretary

[geopip]

I guess our friends in Parclforce will be voting yes to this deal, it looks like the best in the Royal Mail Group and they have'nt got to lose a shed load of jobs or close their offices to get it and it's only a one year deal.

In Parcelforce, they now get free private health care, free eye care and now free dental care, what do we get but sh^t everyday.

My mate recently transfered to PF and he said he wished he had gone years ago, think I might just join him




07 October 2010
LTB 863/10 - Parcelforce Pay 2010 Agreement - Ballot Arrangements

To All Postal Branches With Parcelforce Members
To All Parcelforce Representatives
To All Regional Organisers






Dear Colleague



Parcelforce Pay 2010 Agreement - Ballot Arrangements


Further to LTB 811/10 Branches are informed that ballot arrangements for the Parcelforce Pay 2010 Agreement have now been finalised.



The ballot timetable will be as follows:



Ballot Papers Dispatched: Friday 15th October 2010
Ballot Closes: Friday 5th November 2010



Branch Secretaries and representatives are requested to ensure that our members are made aware of the content of this LTB and that they are encouraged to use their vote when it is received.



Any enquiries relating to this matter should be addressed to Terry Pullinger, Assistant Secretary, email dwyatt@cwu.org, quoting reference No. 101.



Yours sincerely









Terry Pullinger
Assistant Secretary

[the_damned]

I guess our friends in Parclforce will be voting yes to this deal, it looks like the best in the Royal Mail Group and they have'nt got to lose a shed load of jobs or close their offices to get it and it's only a one year deal.

Blimey, short memory syndrome!

Look back a few years and you'll see that Parcelforce lost a shed load of jobs and offices got closed on a massive scale. Didn't get a great deal of support from our friends in RM either - or so the story goes!

I actually don't think it's that great a deal when you take into account the doubling of profits paired with the almost - what seems - doubling of workload with no extra staff. But as it's a one year deal and will handily come in the last pay packet before xmas it will sail through.

Nice to actually get a vote on something for a change.

[1969tonka]

nice to see our friends in the royal mail think we have it so good,did you know that after we have our strawberries and cream with a glass of cider we all have an afternoon sleep,no wonder they think the grass is greener on the parcelforce side of the fence !!!!!!!!!

[andy2007]

Don't worry. We're not all that nieve. Its just that some, jump to conclusions, without finding out what theyre talking about. We had the same problem with our own deal. With certain individuals claiming that other sections, were profiting from their losses, whilst loosing nothing themselves. They were wrong about that too!

[TrueBlueTerrier]

That comment from Geo Pip is strange though - I mean if he read the original LTB he posted there seems to be some hoops to jump through and certainly some strings on other parts as well.