LTB 025/23 - Minor Repairs (Changing of Wheels) - CWU Advice to Members

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LTB 025/23 - Minor Repairs (Changing of Wheels) - CWU Advice to Members


No. 025/23

1st February 2023

Dear Colleagues,

Minor Repairs (Changing of Wheels) – CWU Advice to Members

Further to LTB (Letter to Branches) 461/22 entitled Minor Repairs Electric Vehicle – Initial CWU Advice to Members, copy attached for ease of reference.

It has recently come to the Outdoor Department’s attention that in some locations local managers are now informing members that they are able to change wheels on their vehicles outside of the Minor Repair Agreement set out in LTB (Letter To Branches) 088/13 and 171/14 respectively. We also understand that the same information is being given to members even in the case of Electric Vehicles (EVs) which to date, remain subject to further discussion as supported by the CWU National Health, Safety and Environment Officer. For clarity, both departments have raised this matter at national level as changing tyres/wheels can be dangerous, particularly when on busy roads. With corporate responsibility weighing ever more heavily on the shoulders of the business and senior directors, the safety of employees carrying out such maintenance at the roadside should be actively discouraged by both parties.

These reports further suggest that this information is being issued by some managers following a recent Royal Mail Roadshow event held in Birmingham.

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