Industrial Engineering Data Gathering – Scott Grant (MC/RDC)

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Letter to Branches




No. 366/2013
Ref: 730.03
Date: 28th May 2013



To All Postal Branches
To All Area Processing Representatives
To All RDC Representatives
To All Divisional Representatives






Dear Colleague

Industrial Engineering Data Gathering – Scott Grant (Mail Centres/RDC’s)

Branches and representatives will be aware that in 2012 the business informed the department that they were to employ the services of Scott Grant Ltd, who are external Industrial Engineers (IE’s), to undertake site visits to gather data in Mail Centres and RDC’s. This activity was not agreed with the CWU and as such instruction was issued to Branches and representatives outlining the department’s policy in relation to this acitvity (LTB’s 162/12 and 640/12 refer).

It has now come to our attention that the business is planning to reinvigorate this process, particularly in RDC’s, which still remains un-agreed with the CWU. Therefore the instruction from the department remains as previously issued, i.e.:

THE CWU POLICY IS ONE OF NON CO-OPERATION WITH SCOTT GRANT INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGS.

THAT MEANS OUR MEMBERS SHOULD DECLINE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BE TIMED BY A STOPWATCH, FILMED OR PHOTOGRAPHED.

Until a genuine understanding is reached and an agreed terms of reference is in place Mail Centre and RDC representatives should advise our members that our policy is one of non co-operation with Scott Grant IE’s.

It is advised that our members politely decline to be timed with a stopwatch or photographed/filmed by the Scott Grant IE’s due to the fact that there is no National Agreement in place in regard to this activity.

Branches and representatives are requested to ensure that our members are made aware of this policy.

Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be addressed to Terry Pullinger, Assistant Secretary, e-mail: dwyatt@cwu.org quoting reference number: 730.03.

Yours sincerely





Terry Pullinger
Assistant Secretary