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Our Ref: AF/LS/106 From the offic
Date: 16" April 2018 Smal afureyt
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John Whitefoot
Employee Relations & Policy Director
Post Office Limited
Finsbury Dials
20 Finsbury Street
London
EC2Y 9AQ
Dear John
Collective Agreement for Losses and Gains — Emergency Motion:
Inappropriate Use of Discipline
Further to my recent correspondence regarding the Losses and Gains procedure
which, as you know, is contractual due to it being an integral part of the Crown Office
Staffing Agreement (COSA).
As a consequence of the heightened activities in regard to our members being I
potentially disciplined which seemingly has exacerbated since we first raised this I
matter with you; the Emergency Motion below has been submitted by our Glasgow
and Plymouth Branches. The Conference Standing Orders Committee has admitted
the Emergency Motion onto the Agenda Pad. This debate will be heard on the
afternoon of Tuesday 24th April.
This Conference is deeply concerned by the contents of LTB 200/18, which was issued on 6th April
2018. In particular, the abuse of the Conduct Code in the Post Office, and the breach of the Losses
and Gains Procedure, as outlined in the Crown Office Staffing Agreement are issues that Conference
believes cannot be tolerated. Whilst Conference accepts that there may be elements of the
agreements that could be updated, Conference believes that this should happen by negotiation and
agreement, and not by allowing breaches of these existing agreements that have served our members
well for many years.
Therefore, Conference instructs the Postal Executive that it takes steps to ensure that:
1. The Post Office reaffirms its commitment to, and abides by the Nationally Agreed
procedures in the Conduct Code and the Losses and Gains Procedure until such time as they
are renegotiated and any replacement or amended version is agreed.
2. The £30 trigger contained in the Losses and Gains Procedure be updated to take into
account inflation since the level was set in 2001.
3. There is an amnesty for any disciplinary penalties that members have already received
through this abuse of the Conduct Code, so they are expunged from their records.
Glasgow and District Amal
Plymouth and East Cornwall Amal
General Secretary: Dave Ward
(G Facebook: Dave Ward CWU © @DaveWardGS
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I have absolutely no doubt that the Emergency Motion will be overwhelmingly carried
by our Conference delegates and I envisage a significant debate where the actions of
the Post Office management will be heavily criticised. Indeed I expect many of the
delegates rising to speak in the debate will highlight examples of management
inappropriately disciplining our members whilst ignoring the correct Losses and Gains
procedure. I have to say this debate will reflect badly on the Post Office.
The Postal Executive will determine its policy in respect of the Emergency Motion
tomorrow. However it will come as no surprise to you that I will be recommending
support for the Motion.
Iam bringing this development to your attention in advance of our meeting scheduled
for Wednesday morning in order that your IR team and the operators can consider
this serious situation. Hopefully common sense will prevail and the operators will
cease all activities surrounding the use of the Discipline Code and I will be able to
report this to our Conference.
Yours sincerely
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Andy Furey
Assistant Secretary
c.c. Roger Gale
John Dutton
Lee Kelly
Martin Rouse
Steve Blampied
Lynn Lewis
John Jones
Richard Conlon