Moving in the right direction on scheduled attendance

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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Constructive discussions with Royal Mail have set the union on “a better path” to resolve the long-standing problems around scheduled attendance excesses, reports deputy general secretary Terry Pullinger.

“Although we’ve still got a long way to go, both parties have committed to the principle of mutual interest negotiation,” he says, adding that an estimated 22,000 of the CWU’s members perform scheduled attendance (SA), with some 2,000 working in excess of the current 12-hour limit for a considerable amount of time.

Scheduled attendance (SA) dates back to the 1985 SFMB agreement, in which the union at the time aimed to prioritise Monday-to-Friday attendance patterns.

“But,” Terry explains: “Over the years, SA has evolved in respect of duty construction and the reward value for someone making a contractual obligation has been significantly reduced.

“And in the recent talks with the company, we pointed out the hypocrisy of the business accepting an employee working over 12 hours but only paying the 12 hours at SA and the rest as OT, whilst still allowing the person to work for that length of time.”

Although a full solution has not been reached at this time, the company has agreed to provide the union with a full breakdown of the locations where an excess of 12 hour SAs are being performed by individuals and the reasons for this.

“This detailed information will enable us to liaise with our field representatives to ensure that we can achieve a fair settlement of this long-standing issue,” said Terry.

[clashcityrocker]

The SA agreement states that you only get paid SA once you have completed 39 hours.
It was full timer overtime.
The latest agreement states part timers can perform SA overtime. It contradicts the SA agreement.

A part timer on a 25 hour contract who does 5 hours pressure overtime will get 5 hours SSPR - meaning they will get 30 hours delivery supplement.
If the same part timer did 5 hours SA instead he doesn't get 30 hours delivery supplement.
So would that even be legal?

I don't have the SA rate to hand but I believe it is less than SSPR.
So apart from possibly the holiday element, why would a part timer be performing SA?
They get paid less.

How many of those SA hours are actually covered by a SA agreement?
How many are being performed ad hoc?
(I ask the question because I worked in an office where the Area Rep didn't like SA contracts so nobody had one. How widespread is that?)

Why isn't there a greater drive to have all those SA hours converted to increase part time contracted hours?

It seems that rather than use the collective strength of a union to protect the weaker members, it is being used to protect the strongest.

To those that have shall more be given.
Here endeth the first lesson from Saint Terry.