Modernisation Bonus

[justmoi]

Hey....i work at Stoke MDEC and im just wondering whats happening with this 'Modernisation bonus' that we are supposed to be getting this year. Apparantley, other departments have had it and the mdecs are the only people who have not. Its approx £900 (pro rata). Our managers said a couple of months ago that they were 'negotiating' it. But Royal Mail were arguing that the MDEC have not contributed to modernisation so they are trying to con us out of the money. Seems like they are trying to 'negotiate' there way out of it?

[TrueBlueTerrier]

The agreement on 2010 says about MDeC and Lump Sums

MDECs
Lump Sums
The payment of £1000 (pro rata for part time employees) will be paid as follows:

£100 lump sum will be paid on successful completion of a revision at all three MDEC sites in 2010.

£900 lump sum will be paid on successful implementation of the MDEC Rationalisation Programme, including to employees who leave the Business at the time of implementation. The detailed changes arising from the transformation plan will be the subject of further negotiations and progressed as soon as practicable to ensure the changes are deployed and payment is received as early as possible (i.e. no later than 2012/13).

Manual Data Entry Centres (MDECs) Rationalisation Agreement

1. Introduction
With the technical advances that have been made in the Address Interpretation (AI) Programme, a review will be undertaken under the banner of Tech Refresh. The review will also consider the associated technology due to be deployed within the mail centre network, the fall in mail volumes and the future requirements of the current MDEC network at Plymouth, Stockport and Stoke.

2. Aims and objectives
to ensure the MDEC network and infrastructure is robust
 quality of service is maintained or improved
 to ensure there is a meaningful consultation process at all levels that provides the opportunity to input and influence any proposed changes so views of representatives can be gained in order to inform outcomes
 mitigate the impact on employees from the changes and ensure employees issues have been fully taken into consideration and dealt with in line with the appropriate national agreements
 any potential surplus will be dealt with in line with the MTSF
 the project timetable will include sufficient time at all stages of the process to allow meaningful discussions and relevant negotiations with the union to take place in line with the IR Framework

3. Strategic involvement
National Strategic Involvement (NSI) meetings will continue to take place on a regular basis and as a minimum quarterly to ensure any developments are shared at the earliest possible stage.

The role of the NSI meeting will be:
 To ensure ongoing strategic involvement with any potential impact from the changes
 To discuss the timetable for any proposed changes
 To support the units involved in line with the agreed process
 To clear any appropriate communications to be circulated from national level on proposed changes

Strategic involvement meetings below national level will continue to meet four times a year to provide information and to provide the opportunity for local representatives to discuss, input and influence any proposed changes.


4. Employee impact/people issues
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no member of staff will be forced to buy down their hours/go part-time and no part-time employees will be forced to increase their contractual hours
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the aim will be to meet every individual’s first preference wherever possible and offer suitable alternative jobs that take into account individuals’ personal circumstances. To assist this aim, all MDEC employees will be given the opportunity to complete a non-binding preference exercise to provide information that can establish an initial manpower plan
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in addition to the terms of MTSF, an outplacement support package (currently contained in Clear Choice) will be provided to help individuals so that they can make realistic and appropriate choices for their future
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MDEC employees wishing to remain within Royal Mail and opt to regrade due to no keyer work being available will have the opportunity to receive OPG training in advance of any potential closure where vacancies can be accommodated by Royal Mail
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whilst the review is taking place, CWU represented grade vacancies within the area of the three MDEC sites will be filled on a temporary basis where this will assist to provide job opportunities for those MDEC employees affected relocation assistance in paragraph 8 of Annex A of the code of practice for managing surpluses 2002 will be available

5. Framework Application
Any issues regarding the application/interpretation of this Agreement will be forwarded for resolution to the lead negotiators of this Agreement.

Hope it helps

[musicmaniax]

I work at the Plymouth MDEC and have been asking for months what is going on. We had the least up-front payment of any department and now looks like we are going to be not getting the rest. In Plymouth all they go on about in World Class Mail and nothing else seems to matter to management.

[fingergod]

I too also work at the Plymouth MDEC and they say that we may possibly be getting it when the eventually roll out WEBDEC? TBH i wouldnt bank on it and your totlally correct in saying WCM is all they go on about !!

Its Good to have it in place dont get me wrong but.......it would also be nice to be kept in the loop with our £900 i'd rather them say we not getting it rather than keep fobbing us off with lies!!

[oldpostie]

Hi, can anyone shed any light on what is 'paragraph 8 of Annex A of the code of practice for managing surpluses 2002'?

Everywhere I look it says please refer to this but I cannot find it!

[TrueBlueTerrier]

MTSF

http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... 36&t=33667" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - has a link to the revised 2010 version

http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... SF#p352791" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; has links to the 2009 version

http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... SF#p143005" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; has links to the 2007 version

http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... us#p119709" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - is the original document

have fun reading and checking

[tool82uk]

I work at Stockport MDEC and the union has told us royal mail HAVE to pay us the 900 quid at the end of either March or April 2013.

Webdec was rm way of moving the goal post so to speak. Because as far as we know Webdec wasn't even a twinkle in rm eye during the last industrial action.

Also, rm wants to change something in AI agreement, probably the gateway so it's in line with the way forward agreement. However the union, after the whole Webdec affair regarding the 900 quid is happy to discuss changes when rm have the money on the table. Rm has backed off.

So, if we don't get it spring next year as far as the unions concerned, rm has not meet their side of the bargain in regards to modernisation and the union will start kicking off.