RMG/CWU Clarification on Re-engagement for Joint Revision Activity in Collections
Following the release of the RM/CWU Joint Statement on a new process for talks and reengagement
on joint revision activity, both parties have agreed that the additional points of
clarification provided specifically focuses on a number of key topics that are required in order to
move forwards with Collection Revision planning and implementation in respect to para 9 of the
statement below:
Revision activity and re-engagement in Parcelforce and other functions will be in line with the spirit
and intent of this statement and will be subject to urgent separate discussion with the respective
CWU national officers and Royal Mail functional directors.
All Collection revisions (planner led and unit led) will be in line with the RMG/CWU Joint
Statement issued in April 2021 – The Agreed Approach to Managing the Changing
Dynamics of Declining Letters and Growth in Parcels Within the Collection Function – copy
attached
An update on the approach to include workload in Delivery where postboxes have moved to
Collection on Delivery (Annex A)
The planning approach for revisions deployed and to be introduced adheres to the
flightpath as set out in the Pathway to Change Joint Statement where a commitment was
made not to go below 25,000 postboxes nationally retaining a 16:00 collection Monday to
Friday in the second year (2022/23)
All collection revision activity will ensure that all related people issues have been addressed
and can be resolved as part of any deployment plans and where stranded hours remain,
these are identified and actively resolved at the earliest opportunity, for example, through
the allocation of other work which could be UTR/EMP, LAT or DPR work and other
solutions considered reasonable
For collection revisions already in progress but not deployed, and in line with the spirit of
the recent joint statement, unit CWU representatives will reengage to validate, review, and
seek to reach agreement on the revision. The outputs will not be restricted to managerial
proposals and both parties commit to meaningful negotiations which secure an agreed
deployment by the end of the financial year. Where agreement cannot be reached the
terms of the overarching escalation process apply
Both parties have agreed that the previous National Collections JWG structure will be reestablished
to ensure future collection associated activity can be progressed jointly
Any issues concerning the interpretation or application and deployment of the activity and these
guidelines should be raised with the National Collections JWG who will provide support to help
resolve any issues.
