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Coronavirus COVID-19: Supporting Members Returning to Work Further Update

No. 318/2020


17th June 2020


TO: ALL BRANCHES WITH ROYAL MAIL GROUP MEMBERS


Dear Colleagues


Re: Coronavirus COVID-19: Supporting Members Returning to Work


Further to LTB 298/20 published on Friday 12th June, the department have been made

aware of managers in some areas attempting to ignore the 4 step process which was

detailed in the LTB.


The purpose of this LTB is to reinforce the messages and instructions contained within

Friday’s LTB. The Union’s priority throughout this pandemic is to ensure the physical and

mental wellbeing of our members and their families is at the very forefront of any

policies.


With this in mind, we approached and spent a long time engaging with Royal Mail to reach

the process outlined in the LTB last Friday. Our objective is to make sure our members

are not pressurised into coming back to work if it is not safe to do so and ensure they

have any concerns addressed.


The measured and stepped approach is designed to give members the confidence to

return to work safely with the full involvement of the local Branch to help and support

them.


We went into detail of each step and produced the conversation documents in the

previous LTB is to ensure members will know what kind of conversation they can expect

and ensure any concerns will be taken into account.


Reports have been received about threats of stoppage of pay and pressure to return to

work immediately, outside of the 4 step process. We have spoken with Royal Mail and

have been informed guidance has been sent to HR Business Partners and HR Directors

to ensure the supportive approach agreed is followed.


If members encounter any problems, CWU representatives should engage with the

appropriate HR Business Partner or HR Director and attempt to resolve the issues. If no

resolution can be found, Branches should make members aware of this LTB and advise

them of their right to make use of the grievance procedure should they feel they are

being pressurised or bullied by local Managers into returning to work or Managers are

putting budgetary targets before their duty of care to their Employees.


All enquiries regarding the content of this LTB should be addressed to the


PTCS Department,

quoting reference 420.

Email address: khay@cwu.org


Yours Sincerely,


Carl Maden

Assistant Secretary (Acting)


LTB


PREVIOUS LTB 12TH OF JUNE


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