Election payment

[rolf]

We were told yesterday that we only get paid for polling cards, we will not get extra for election material , can anyone confirm this

[hans solo]

election material not built into workload so seperate payment due

[rolf]

Thought so but we have one as d2d next week

[fishtank]

We were told yesterday that we only get paid for polling cards, we will not get extra for election material , can anyone confirm this

DELIVERY OF ELECTION MATERIAL 2011

Should be read in conjunction with LTB 143/11 Election Material 2011 Poll Cards.
And note:
CWU Reps will need to be aware that the poll cards will have to be delivered in line with their product specification.

Similar advice has also been communicated to Royal Mail Regional Planning Managers and a copy of that advice is attached to this LTB for reference purposes.


1. In 2011 we have the following elections scheduled to take place on 5 May:

Scottish Parliament
Welsh Assembly
Northern Ireland Assembly
Council elections in 279 local authorities in England and 26 in Northern Ireland

Subject to Royal Assent to the bill currently in parliament, 5 May will also see a UK wide referendum on government proposals to adopt the alternative voting (AV) system.

Wales will also have on 3 March a referendum on the powers of the Welsh Assembly.

2. There will be election communication candidate material for the elections to the Scottish Parliament, the Wales and Northern Ireland Assemblies and also the Northern Ireland local authority elections (but no candidate material for the elections to the 279 English authorities).

Election communication candidate mail will again attract the normal unit payment rate for the office.

3. There will be no candidate mail for the AV referendum. It is likely we will make a Door To Door delivery of an information leaflet during week commencing 4 April. We might also have normal letters posted by the ‘yes’ and ‘no’ campaigns. These normal letters and the Door To Door mail don’t attract unit payment.

4 Each elector should receive only one poll card covering all the elections they are eligible for on 5 May.

We will make unit payment at the appropriate local rate for all poll cards delivered for the election in 2011.

5 There should be no extended delivery overtime for poll cards and election material candidate mail which are covered by unit payments.

6 The service standard for addressed election material candidate mail remains delivery within 3 working days from receipt in the office and 7 days for unaddressed.

The service standard for poll cards will depend upon which of our products (eg, Walksort; DSA or perhaps even STL) each returning officer chooses to use. The cards should be dealt with in line with the normal specification for each product stream.

[Pat Ostman]

Poll cards were delivered yesterday with second class RM post attached. No posties delivered them.

[andybfc]

How do the payments work with park and loop?

[dazzlin72]

The polling cards came into our office on Sat morning and we were told you would only get paid for delivering them if you delivered them all on the Sat as they were 1st class.

[dazzlin72]

The rate quoted to us was 4.65 pence per card, the local council workers that delivered them got 20 pence per card, big difference!

[G O Root]

The rate quoted to us was 4.65 pence per card, the local council workers that delivered them got 20 pence per card, big difference!

Is there an official rate available. We were told 3p per item today?

[POSTMAN]

The rate quoted to us was 4.65 pence per card, the local council workers that delivered them got 20 pence per card, big difference!

Is there an official rate available. We were told 3p per item today?

It depends what your area negotiates,could go up to over 6p i think.
Strange goings on tbh.



Oh us in the smoke get 15p.

[OnAFlyer]

3.5p each here, with 2 days to deliver.

[kello22]

3.5p each here, with 2 days to deliver.

6 pence per card in my office

[L8Hatter]

We got an addressed 'No to AV' leaflet' for nearly every house today. Two days to clear them and no extra payment, except a bit of extended delivery.

Didn't we used to get paid for this sort thing? I only joined about this time last year, so might be misremembering.

[POSTMAN]

We got an addressed 'No to AV' leaflet' for nearly every house today. Two days to clear them and no extra payment, except a bit of extended delivery.

Didn't we used to get paid for this sort thing? I only joined about this time last year, so might be misremembering.

There will be no candidate mail for the AV referendum. It is likely we will make a Door To Door delivery of an information leaflet during week commencing 4 April. We might also have normal letters posted by the ‘yes’ and ‘no’ campaigns. These normal letters and the Door To Door mail don’t attract unit payment.

[L8Hatter]

Thanks postman. Much appreciated.