election material

[wabbithunta]

Why is there a variation on payments for polling cards?
We've been informed that we're getting 4.5p per item.. others are getting less and also others more.

Surely this payment should be the same for everyone in every office?

[michris]

leaflet in voice today from the c w u [ what has Europe done for us]
one section mentions equal pay for doing the same job

a poll card is a poll card a leaflet is a leaflet
so why different payments for delivering EUROPEAN ELECTION MATERIAL in delivery offices
come on c w u stop your double standards
equal pay for all

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Why is there a variation on payments for polling cards?
We've been informed that we're getting 4.5p per item.. others are getting less and also others more.

Surely this payment should be the same for everyone in every office?

because originally payment was decided locally http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... on#p639047" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


But more importantly I think the Union are afraid that if they asked for a standardised payment across the board Royal Mail would agree and set it at 0p per card/leaflet.

4) Payments

All existing local payments covering the delivery of election material as stated in paragraph 2 above will remain in place, and in accordance with this agreement, with the following exceptions.

1. The minimum payment for delivering election material will be 3p per item.

2. The maximum payment for delivering election material will be 6.6p per item.

3. All hours based schemes will be converted to pence per item schemes and then the criteria in 1 and 2 above will be applied. Where delivery offices have introduced a SDD revision since the last delivery of election material then the following formula will be applied prior to the criteria in 1 and 2 above being applied.

Previous no. Walks X O/T hours per walk e.g. 35 X 2 hrs hours = 3.5hrs
Current no. of Walks 20

4. In those Units where there are two payments e.g. 4.5p for the first three parties and 1.67p for additional parties the minimum payment will become 3p with any payments over this amount being retained.

5. In those Units where there is a mixture of hours and pence per item based payments the process in 4) 3. above will be followed for the hours based element, with the process in 4) 4. above then being applied.

Where election material items exceed 20g in weight a further 0.5p will be payable.

These revised payments apply from the date of this agreement and cover all election material as identified above. They are payable on an individual basis, and are not affected by any collective criteria/responsibility.

[crammypostie1]

My union rep dont believe anyone is getting more than 3p an item. Says he has paperwork thay says everyone gets paid the same. Is there any advice on what i can say to him to help our office get payments like the rest of tou. Your help will be appreciated thanks

[wabbithunta]

Ok thanks for the response TBT, A bit annoying really, but I'm sure we got paid for these in the last elections. I'll have to check and if that's the case then I'll raise a question next week, asking why RM have done an about turn locally, as this surely has to be put past the members of the office concerned?

[krussel]

My union rep dont believe anyone is getting more than 3p an item. Says he has paperwork thay says everyone gets paid the same. Is there any advice on what i can say to him to help our office get payments like the rest of tou. Your help will be appreciated thanks

Your rep needs to wise up. You can get 6p, we do.

Its down to local agreements. You have to ask and be prepared to walk away from election material. He will need the office backing. RM get paid some thing like £32m for this work and pay us £3m.