SOUTH WEST WALES BRANCH

Gary Williams  Area Distribution Rep

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Telemetry/ RTA Procedure/Driver Interventions  

Following the successful negotiation of agreements on Driver Risk Assessments and the initial introduction and piloting of Vehicle Telemetry, earlier this year the Union has been engaged in national discussions with Royal Mail on a further suite of agreements under the banner of Keeping our Drivers Driving which includes how information gained from telemetry will be used operationally and in individual cases.   

Discussions have centred on establishing a joint Royal Mail/CWU approach to driver related issues based on a remedial rather than punitive objective and have encompassed talks on a revised Road Traffic Accident (RTA) Procedure, to be renamed the Driving Safely Procedure and counselling, support and training initiatives/interventions. While good progress has been made, Branches are advised that at this time no final agreement has been reached and as such the current RTA Procedure and associated processes remain in place.  

Unfortunately, CWU HQ has been made aware that Royal Mail in some areas are attempting to unilaterally introduce amended Telemetry/ RTA processes which have never been agreed at the national discussions.  In some cases managers have presented un-agreed telemetry processes as Health and Safety initiatives, an approach which will undoubtedly undermine national talks if allowed to continue.   

Nationally we understand information emanating from telemetry is sensitive and for that reason alone it will take a nationally agreed process to ensure it is used in a fair and consistent way. Until such time as national negotiations are concluded and agreement reached, Branches are strongly advised not to enter into any local discussions or agree any amended RTA/Telemetry arrangements.   Furthermore Branches are requested to bring any proposals received to the attention of CWU HQ as a matter of urgency.   

Branches are asked to give the contents of this LTB the widest circulation and will of course be advised of developments in due course.

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