LTB 347/24 – UPDATE: New Entrants’ Terms and Conditions

[POSTMAN]

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LTB 347/24 – UPDATE: New Entrants’ Terms and Conditions
No: 347/24

31st October 2024

Dear Colleagues,

UPDATE: New Entrants’ Terms and Conditions

In line with LTB 296/24 regarding the reduced subscription rate for joiners on the new terms and conditions from 1st December 2022, the Department has now finalised the introductory rate to be implemented with Royal Mail wages for subscriptions to be deducted from November 2022.

We were aiming to get the new rate set up for October but unfortunately the systems at payroll were required to be updated to reflect the new reduced special rate. The new introductory rate is now ready to be rolled out and we have created a new DAS form to be completed by ALL joiners in the Postal constituency. The reason for this is that we have now entered a start date to identify those members joining on the reduced rate as when we get to enhance their terms and conditions, they will no longer qualify for the reduced subscription rate.

Royal Mail have identified any joiners from 1st December 2022 and will adjust subscription rates in line with the new rates. There was a new form attached with the new entrants’ data sent on 18th October by Lynn Browne on behalf of the Department however after reviewed the form, we removed “Joined after 1st December 2022”.

We are asking all Branches to start using the attached new form when recruiting members to the union regardless of the terms and conditions they are contracted to. Can you therefore please ensure that the new membership form is distributed to workplaces and that any other DAS forms are removed as a priority.

If any Branch requires the new DAS forms to be printed, please contact membership in the normal way in order for them to be posted out.

Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be addressed to hford@cwu.org

Yours sincerely,

Martin Walsh

Deputy General Secretary (P)

[tramssirhc]

A reduced rate? It's nothing of the sort. New starters are about £50 a week worse off than 'legacy' members. Good luck recruiting people who have been disadvantaged by - the CWU.

[Londonsburning]

A reduced rate? It's nothing of the sort. New starters are about £50 a week worse off than 'legacy' members. Good luck recruiting people who have been disadvantaged by - the CWU.

They pay a reduced membership fee if they started after December 2022 I assume any new joiners also pay a reduced rate irrespective of start date at RM. Barrell scraping anyone?

[tramssirhc]

A reduced rate? It's nothing of the sort. New starters are about £50 a week worse off than 'legacy' members. Good luck recruiting people who have been disadvantaged by - the CWU.

They pay a reduced membership fee if they started after December 2022 I assume any new joiners also pay a reduced rate irrespective of start date at RM. Barrell scraping anyone?

The reduced rate is more than legacy members are paying.

[chickenwittle]

Obviously making no progress in bringing new starters pay up to parity with the rest of us , is what that looks like to me.