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CORONAVIRUS DISCUSSION

Been Shielding for so long - Half pay incoming......
Come On Royal Mail Be Honest
Walker getting more money while using a car
Vehicle breakdowns during Coronavirus
Future shielding on nil pay
What is the latest government advice re self-isolation for employees? : The Government has extended the self-isolation period from 7 to 10 days
IMPORTANT Important Coronavirus Threads IMPORTANT
Spain : Coronavirus : Colleagues Royal Mail update: Updated 30 July : CWU LTB
Holiday booked months ago
Anyone refused entry?

THE DISPUTE

Union Leaders
CEO latest message
Awaiting announcement end of July or mid August
Nationalise Royal Mail, Defend the USO!
Jobs adverts attendance patterns
UNION MAKES CONCESSIONS AS TALKS BEGIN WITH ROYAL MAIL
Balanced Week
Ambassador Programme Tour Three : Brief
What are the timescales for redundancies?
Head office meeting

BLUE SHIRTS

Leaving job
Getting the snip / vasectomy while on a walking duty
Part timers to be FORCED to work afternoons
stage 3 interview
Who still goes the extra mile for Royalmail
London Stratford DO - how is it there?
My "friend" Stan
Window wipers
Getting post 2 days a week, last week it was 1 day
Off with stress, what do I do?
Morale
Sick line
Christmas??

ROYAL MAIL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS AT A GLANCE (UPDATED 2017)

Royal Mail employment policies are ideal for reps and colleagues as a quick guide to our full agreements. (Updated 2017)

Royal Mail have developed summaries on the agreements colleagues most frequently ask about. The at-a-glance summaries give an overview of the key parts of the policies so you can quickly find the information you need.

The policies are available from myroyalmail.com, the intranet and are also in the public domain through search engines, we have published them here for easy access, excuse the cheeky copy/paste, they include...

• Time off: annual holiday

• Time off: other leave

• Sick pay

• Attendance

• Being a parent

• Flexible working

See all the policies Here...

Registered members of the site have access to the full agreements in our downloads forum.

UNION ROOM

Hernia
CWU members app survey-Thanks
LTB 418/20 - MR STEVE McMAHON - AREA HEALTH & SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE - ESSEX AMALGAMATED BRANCH
How to get hold of a Rep contact details ESSEX
Pay rise
LTB 403/20 - JOHN DUFFUS - CAPITAL BRANCH VICE CHAIR AND HEALTH AND SAFETY LEAD
LTB 407/20 - National Terms of Reference for the Deployment of a Hydrogen Powered Van Trial
Compulsory transfer question
A question for union reps.
Bank holidays

ROYAL MAIL PENSION

Question for RobertT
Transferring dc pension
Remortgage my house, money into pension, retire early?
Pension at 55
RMSPS Website
One for RobertT
Pension tax
Funds
Capita and Pension at 55
750 pension advice money - Transitional scheme

PARCELFORCE

Hello, new starter here......
Role offered
LTB 375/20 Royal Mail Group (SHE) Safety Flash - Parcelforce Vehicles Safe Access and Egress
Dorset explorer
LTB 308/20 - JOINT STATEMENT - ROUTE EXCELLENCE (REX) CHANGES AND INTRODUCTION OF AN INTERIM BONUS SCHEME
Enhanced weekend pay
REX
Holiday
LTB 158/20 - Parcelforce Worldwide - Covid-19 Response
Busier or not

MAIL CENTRES/PROCESSING/DISTRIBUTION

LTB 406/20 - Mail Centre Processing - Alphanumeric Barcoding
Mail Centre gyms re-opening?
LTB 386/20 - Revised Royal Mail Coronavirus/Covid-19 Risk Assessments Following Revised Social Distancing Government Guidance (2M to 1M)
PSMs and FSMs
Greenford PAD 3. And PBS Collections Revision.
Class 1 Licence
Down Turn In Letter Traffic
Part time Parcel Mail Boxes
MC shift allowances
Nottingham MC

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CORONAVIRUS NEWS ARTICLES

Home test recall
Royal Mail workers claim Manchester city centre sorting office is a 'shambles' after staff test positive for coronavirus
Coronavirus: Nineteen Royal Mail workers test positive at Manchester sorting office
COVID-19 outbreaks at four workplaces in Swindon, UK
Dunfermline councillor says they're not honouring legal duty
Outbreaks of coronavirus reported at Iceland, Honda, Royal Mail and fire stations in Swindon
Manchester mail centre postive covid cases
Clacton's Royal Mail delivery office temporarily shuts after postman tests positive for coronavirus
Hastings Delivery Office -Confirmed Case
Coronavirus Spain quarantine: Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said no worker following quarantine guidance should be penalised by employers, including by being put onto sick pay

LATEST NEWS:

Live updates as Royal Mail sorting office in Boreham taped off as emergency services swarm
North Staffordshire postman, 50, kills himself after struggling to cope during coronavirus lockdown
Royal Mail van's wheels stolen in bizarre West Park incident
Royal Mail stops delivering to Liskeard street due to threat of postie abuse
Royal Mail Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Test Kit Deliveries
Fully automated parcel hub for the UK
Barclays, Sky and Royal Mail recognised as top employers for women
Royal Mail takes action in 'tampered mail' probe and warns it 'will always seek to prosecute'
Talks between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union will end in job losses
Royal Mail awards sortation contract for Warrington hub

ROYAL MAIL SHARES:

Top 10 most shorted UK stocks: Hedge funds bet against Metro Bank, Royal Mail and Cineworld
Tempted by the Royal Mail share price? Here is what you need to know
Royal Mail's biggest shareholder Daniel Kretinsky ups his bet as Vesa takes a 222 million stake in the troubled business
Royal Mail target hiked as Liberum highlights resilience of GLS business, but warns of clouds on the horizon
Sold all shares but have i been paid enough?

COMPETITORS:

UNDER FIRE Loyal Scots Hermes driver claims he was sacked by text after 13 years� service as van broke down
Advent to buy UK parcel delivery group Hermes in 1bn deal
Trump's attack on U.S. Postal Service is 2020 election sabotage amid COVID-19. Be alarmed.
Milton Keynes delivery robot takes plunge into canal
Postal Service overhauls leadership as Democrats press for investigation of mail delays
DPDHL: Significant increase in revenue and operating profit
Amazon plans to open at least 30 physical shops in the UK
Who decides the fate of the US Postal Service?
Massive mail delays hit the postal service as Donald Trump's new postmaster-General orders overtime ban and sorting machine shutdowns to save cash - raising more fears over November election
Amazon takes on supermarkets with free food delivery

AVERAGE PAY WHILE ON ANNUAL LEAVE:

LTB 289/20 - Average Pay on Annual Leave (Holiday Pay) - Royal Mail Group
LTB 243/20 - Average Pay on Annual Leave (Holiday Pay Claims) Against Royal Mail Group Limited
LTB 112/20 - AVERAGE PAY ON LEAVE : reference period used to calculate all holiday pay will increase from 12 weeks to 52 weeks
Update?
LTB 034/20 AVERAGE PAY ON ANNUAL LEAVE : CURRENT STATE OF EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS : ONGOING AND NEW CLAIMS :NEGOTIATIONS WITH RMG
Scotland
LTB 606/19 - Average Pay on Leave (Holiday Pay Claims) : Non-Payment of Agreed Settlements
Terms of Acceptance
LTB 579/19 - Average Pay on Leave : From 1st Oct 2019 all new holiday pay Early Conciliation (EC) cases in England and Wales will automatically be issued with an ACAS certi as no further conciliation
LTB 575/19 - Average Pay on Leave : 'Case Management Order' has been introduced by the President of ET's which will transfer all existing and new cases to the Tribunal Centre in Bristol

POST OFFICE® NEWS:

CWU : Union wins concessionary payout for PO product specialists
Coutts joins Post Office
MPs to examine fairness of private prosecutions in light of Post Office IT scandal
Fraudster jailed for village Post Office scam
Horizon scandal: CWU keeps up pressure for judge-led inquiry

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