Parcel firm fined £150,000 after lorry reverses into worker
Tuffnells Parcels Express Ltd has been fined £150,000 and ordered to pay £19,000 in court costs after an employee was seriously injured when his skull was crushed by a reversing lorry at the company's depot in West Horndon near Brentwood, Essex.
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AGENCY WORKERS REGULATIONS
The long-awaited implementation of the new Agency Workers Regulations came into force on Saturday 1st October 2011.
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ROYAL MAIL WELCOMES POSTCOMM’S APPROVAL OF COMMERCIAL CHANGES
The changes approved by Postcomm today better reflect the way people use our service now
They are a step towards creating a more level playing field between Royal Mail and other delivery companies
Royal Mail now awaits the outcome of an Ofcom consultation on whether there will be continued regulation of Royal Mail and, if so, to what extent
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CWU SUBMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
The CWU welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commission’s investigation into the UK government’s application to grant state aid measures to Royal Mail announced in the Official Journal of the European Union on 9 September 2011.
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CWU Death Benefit
In accordance with the terms expressed in CWU Rule 4.1.11 Branches are advised that from the
1st October 2011 the CWU Death Benefit payment will be increased to £700.
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SWW for Part Time Employees (Collections & Delivery)
Following the release of LTB 829/11 covering this issue, a mistake was identified which was simply down to a misunderstanding between CWU and Royal Mail. Therefore in order to remove any misunderstanding we have issued this LTB 832/11 which replaces LTB 829/11, which should now be discarded. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
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Romec Cleaners’ Pay Ballot Result
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POSTAL DEPARTMENT REORGANISATION – CESSATION OF NATIONAL INDOOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY POST
The purpose of this LTB is to advise Postal Branches and all CWU Representatives that in line with Annual Conference policy, the decision to cease the National Indoor Assistant Secretary position and absorb the exiting workload within the overall Postal Department, will be implemented in full from Monday the 26th September 2011.
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Making a request for leave linked to
Religious Observance
Our members come from a very diverse set of backgrounds and effectively they reflect the
communities where we live and the society at large. Many religions or beliefs have specific days
of cultural or religious significance and the CWU believe that as long as our members give good
notice on their requests for leave every reasonable effort should be made to accommodate these
requests.
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CWU POSTAL POLICY FORUM
SPECIAL REPORT ON PENSIONS
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People System Portal (PSP)
Further to LTB 674/11 dated 2nd August 2011 Branches will be aware that we have been in ongoing dialogue with Royal Mail over the last few months regarding a new HR system called PSP which is being rolled out across the UK on a phased basis.
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National Discipline
Committee
The CWU Annual Conference in 2009 carried Proposition 107. Following the decision of the CWU Annual Conference the General Secretary asked Ray Ellis, CWU Assistant Secretary, to undertake the review.
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CAMPAIGN TO RECRUIT POSTMASTERS INTO THE CWU
Recently, the Postal Executive made a policy decision with regards to recruiting Postmasters into the CWU. As a consequence, we have today embarked on a recruitment campaign designed to encourage Postmasters to join the CWU
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Default Retirement Age
LTBs 140/11, 297/11 and 368/11 set out communications in relation to changes to Royal Mail’s retirement process following the government’s decision to abolish the default retirement age of 65.
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World Class Mail – A CWU Briefing Document
The purpose of this World Class Mail Briefing Document is to assist CWU Branches and Representatives in explaining the Unions current WCM policy
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LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE 2011
Conference notes that on 5th September it was reported that David Cameron had sought advice on avoiding the implementation of the Agency Worker Regulations which are due to come into force from 1st October 2011
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COLLEAGUESHARE
After the original interim valuation by Royal Mail, which made the shares virtually worthless, the company invited the Union to a series of meetings for them to provide a detailed analysis of how Colleagueshare was valued.
At the end of this process the Union told Royal Mail that there was no acceptable explanation which altered the fact that just a few weeks before they were due to pay out, Royal Mail had shifted the goalposts by introducing a new Business Plan that made Colleagueshare virtually worthless.
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ADOPTIVE LEAVE – ROYAL MAIL
Following a recent Branch enquiry concerning Adoptive Leave and in particular the issue of different entitlements for women who take Maternity leave or Adoptive leave. We would like to remind all members of the current policy.
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DURHAM MINERS GALA
The Branch invites all members to come along to the CWU Marquee at this year’s Gala event.
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LONDON MAIL CENTRE RATIONALISATION
Royal Mail and CWU reaffirm our commitment to the Business Transformation 2010 and Beyond Agreement.
The purpose of this Joint Statement is to set out the detailed approach that will ensure London Mail Centre Rationalisation is achieved with job security, significant cost reduction, maintenance of quality of service and full cooperation of employees.
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TIME FOR THE ALTERNATIVE: RT HON ED BALLS MP – SHADOW CHANCELLOR – KEYNOTE SPEECH
The attached speech given by the Rt Hon Ed Balls MP on Thursday June 16th at the London School of Economics deserves wider circulation and is therefore provided to members for information.
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Equality Act 2010
guidance
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Royal Mail Group Financial Results
All Postal Branches will be aware that Royal Mail’s financial results for the year ending March 2011 have been released today.
The headline results and some of the detailed performance issues relating to them were shared with the Union late yesterday prior to their public release at 1pm today.
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PUTTING WOMEN FIRST: HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
The Union’s National Executive Council, at its meeting in May, endorsed the decision to affiliate nationally to the above organisation and to ask Branches to also give consideration to affiliating locally.
The Union has always had very good relations with Eaves. One of Eaves major projects is the Poppy Project with supports trafficked women, which of course the CWU has supported over a number of years.
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CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT LAW
From 6 April, the default retirement age of 65 will be abolished. Although there are transitional provisions (which mean that there may still be some lawful retirements under the default retirement legislation into April 2012) unless employers have given notice to employees to retire prior to 6th April 2011, any further retirement dismissals will be judged on whether the retirement is objectively justified as a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.
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Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Branches and members will know from the CWU website that our colleagues of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are locked in a bitter dispute with the employer, Canada Post.
The collective agreement that CUPW had with Canada Post expired on 23 May and the union had been negotiating with the company for many months leading to that date. The company if demanding new employees are paid significantly less than existing employees. Further they want to reduce the terms and conditions of all current employees and impose working methods for new machinery.
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POL PAY NEGOTIATIONS 2011/12: ADMIN/ SUPPLY CHAIN GRADES (INCLUDING SWINDON WAREHOUSE)
Further to LTB 496, dated 26th May, I wish to provide Branches and members with an update regarding pay negotiations for Admin and Supply Chain grades, including Swindon Warehouse.
Since our last communication two further meetings have been held with POL. During the course of these meetings, our strong representations have ensured that further progress has been made. Whilst this would appear to be quite positive
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