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Further to our
recent meetings I am writing to formally confirm the details of the revised
Crown Office pay offer as we discussed.
This information is provided without prejudice to both parties and
hopefully will form the basis of the pay deal.
Our proposal
addresses the following grades in Post Office Ltd, represented by the CWU:
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Deputy BMs
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POs
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RAs
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CSAs
We have constructed a 3 year pay offer, which runs until March 31st
2010 which both meets our aspiration to move to one grade for Counter
Colleagues and one grade for Retail Colleagues and removes the distinction
between CSA and PO/RA grades but also means that those employees in the
affected grades receive a consolidated pay increase in April 08 rather than
having to wait until April 09 as originally planned. The next formal pay review after the
changes outlined in this offer will be 1st April 2010
The introduction of the 35 hour week for provincial branches and the
proposal to run with a nominal pensionable salary mitigates the impact of
the marked time on both pay and pension in comparison with our previous
offer.
I
have outlined the key elements of the offer for each of the affected
grades:
Postal
Officers
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A lump sum payment of £1000 paid in lieu of a
consolidated pay rise for 07/08. This payment will be pro rata for part
time employees based on actual hours worked in the previous 12 months. The
lump sum payment will be made as soon as possible after the pay ballot is
concluded. If preferred colleagues can choose for this lump sum and the
other lump sums on offer to be paid over a12 month period.
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Equalisation of London Weighting with RML with
effect from 1st
July 2007 and with any further increases necessary to
maintain parity in the future.
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Reduction of the working week to 35 hours for
provincial employees with effect from 7th January 08. You accept the principle that as much of
the work as possible should be absorbed and this change will form part of a
major rescheduling exercise to accommodate other changes within the branch
network which we will work together
to implement. This reduction is
equivalent to an increase in the hourly rate of 2.86%. I can confirm that part time individuals
will not have their contracted hours reduced to absorb the hour.
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Consolidated salary increase of 3.0% in April 08
resulting in a new pay rate for full time POs of £ 19 150. This increase
will not flow through to the Saturday premium payment. London weighting
will retain parity with Royal Mail Letters.
The 3% increase will apply to all other allowances including the
Scottish Islands Allowances. A lump
sum payment of £95 in lieu of 0.5% pay increase, this payment will be pro
rata for part time employees based on actual hours worked in the previous
12 months.
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A further lump sum payment of £1000 paid in
April 09 in lieu of a consolidated pay rise for 09/10. This payment will be
pro rata for part time employees based on actual hours worked in the
previous 12 months.
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With effect from April 09 the creation of a
“nominal salary” for pensionable purposes that is 6.7% higher than base
salary. This salary would be used to calculate final salary payments on
retirement, should there be changes to the
pension scheme following the consultation exercise, the 6.7% benefit would also apply in all
circumstances going forward. Members who choose to accept this option would
be required to make employee pension contributions at the normal rate but
based on this higher nominal salary.
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To compensate for the withdrawal of Saturday
premium in April 09 a lump sum payment of 3.5x actual Saturday Premium
earnings for 08/09 will be paid in April 09. The Saturday premium earnings
will be used in the calculation of all contractual holiday pay during the
financial year 08/09. For employees who are on maternity leave or absent
due to long term ill health the Saturday premium earnings in the 12 months
immediately prior to the period of absence will be used to calculate the
payments. Saturday premium payments will continue until end March 2009.
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The new job title will be Customer Service
Consultant (Advanced level). We are willing to consider joint consultation
on this name however we need to agree on some credible choices that reflect
the change in role and the increased focus on customers.
DBM
·
A lump sum payment of £3870 to move to PO salary when
the offer is agreed.
· If the above
buy down option is chosen then all other arrangements for PO with regard
to lump sums, pay increases and eligibility for the nominal pensionable
salary as outlined above.
CSA
· A consolidated
pay increase of 6.7% for level 6 CSA from 1st October 2007. For other
CSA grades their pay will be aligned to the Career Path as outlined in the
Guide to the Pay Offer document and detailed at the end of the letter.
· Equalisation
of London Weighting with RML with effect from 1st July 07 and
with any further increases necessary to maintain parity in the future.
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