Autumn Pressure And Christmas Remuneration Agreement 2014

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Letter to Branches




No. 664/14
Ref: 106A.05
Date: 23rd October 2014



For immediate distribution to:

All Postal Branches with Parcelforce Members
All Regional Organisers
All Parcelforce Depot Representatives





Dear Colleague

Agreement Between CWU And Parcelforce Worldwide On The 2014 Autumn Pressure And Christmas Remuneration Proposals For All CWU Grade Depot Employees

Attached for the information of Branches and representatives is a copy of the abovementioned agreement, which has been ratified by the Postal Executive.

The agreement for 2014 mirrors those reached in previous years, with payments enhanced in line with the percentages awarded in pay increases since last year. However the one exception is the achievement of the Annual Conference 2014 policy reproduced below which now ensures equality for Parcelforce night workers:

‘Motion 74

This Conference recognises that one of the only groups of employees within Parcelforce Worldwide who are unable to benefit from the current Autumn Pressure and Christmas Remuneration package are the night workers. Therefore, the Postal Executive is instructed to negotiate with Parcelforce Worldwide that any future Christmas weekend overtime remuneration package will include overtime hours performed between the hours 00.01 Monday-07.30 Monday within the extra payment criteria’.

In line with the attached agreement discussions between local Parcelforce Representatives and Management may now commence in order to ensure adequate cover for work and manpower requirements for the Autumn Pressure/Christmas period.

Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be addressed to Terry Pullinger, Assistant Secretary, e-mail: dwyatt@cwu.org or shayman@cwu.org quoting reference number 106A.05.

Yours sincerely


Terry Pullinger
Assistant Secretary


Agreement between CWU & Parcelforce Worldwide on 2014 AUTUMN PRESSURE AND CHRISTMAS Remuneration Proposals for all CWU Grade Depot Employees


1. Introduction

This agreement has been reached to ensure that the expected increased volumes of traffic during the pre-Christmas and Christmas period can be delivered to meet customer requirements and to provide great quality of service performance. It also confirms the payment arrangements for December 2014 and the operating arrangements for the holiday period.

2. Pressure Period Working

It has been agreed between both parties that during the pressure period the following terms will apply for all CWU Graded Depot employees.

Weekdays: additional hours to be put in if necessary to handle increased workload, with scheduled attendance offered where appropriate and subject to normal conditions

Weekends: Local discussions will identify the requirement for scheduled attendance working on Saturday and Sundays for the period Saturday 6th December to 28th December 2014 inclusive. Where workload requires attendance for Saturday or Sunday working, employees will be invited to enter into an advance commitment to attend for any or all of the required Saturdays or Sundays. Upon the signing of this advance commitment, employees will be eligible for a special payment of £19.22 an hour for those days worked, equivalent to double the normal duty hourly rate, instead of the normal pre-scheduled or overtime rates. These arrangements will also apply to advance commitments for additional attendances performed on the Friday/Saturday, Saturday/Sunday and Sunday/Monday night shifts.

In addition, employees who sign for an advance commitment for two or more of the three Saturdays/Sundays highlighted previously and perform the work will receive a single payment of £35.00 in addition to the above rate.

The special payment will be offered for attendance of a minimum of six hours on each of the Saturdays/Sundays or night shifts as required.

Anyone committing under these arrangements to attend for more than one Saturday/Sunday who fails to fulfil their commitment will only receive the pre-scheduled rate of pay for any days attended and any previous payments made will be rectified accordingly on the next pay date.


Operations managers will meet unit reps to discuss the work and manpower plans required in each office. These meetings will identify the extent, if any, to which additional attendance over normal is required. Against this backdrop both parties commit to work together to ensure that the appropriate number of applicants required in each of the depots, on all of the days covered by this agreement, is fully met. In advance of signed commitments being made, volunteers will initially be sought on a without prejudice basis in order to gauge demand and assist in matching attendances to planned traffic levels on each of the relevant days.


3. Payment Arrangements

December salaries will be paid on 24th December 2014, and will include variable payments for the weeks commencing 17th November, 24th November, 1st December and 8th December. 


4. Attendance Arrangements

Parcelforce Worldwide depots will be open for business on all days, including Saturdays, that are not designated bank or public holidays. December 24th, Christmas Eve is a normal working day as is Saturday 27th December. Local discussions will take place over any necessary adjustments or reductions to duties, in line with previous agreements, on shifts either just before or just after the public holidays due to changes in network arrangements affecting the flow of work.

Any enquiries appertaining to this agreement should be referred directly to the respective Headquarters.

Terry Pullinger Sharon Sherriff
Assistant Secretary Head of Employee Relations
Communication Workers Union Parcelforce Worldwide


Date: 16th October 2014

[rhino49]

And the chances of posties being offered a deal like that are .......

[tonyd]

And the chances of posties being offered a deal like that are .......

In our area Parcelforce use the local Royal Mail D.O. to deliver their parcels. I don't think they
will pay the regular posties this though