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2006/7
Pay Settlement
Dear
members
You
will recall that we wrote to all of you earlier this month,
explaining the UDW’s position in respect of the company’s
offer for increasing pay and allowances over the next 3 years.
We advised you that the UDW would claim their legitimate rights
to be consulted over changes that affect our members. We are
now able to inform you that this has been accepted by the
company.
We
have now had formal talks with the company and have asked
for clarity over all aspects of their offer. More
importantly, we secured an assurance that the pay rises were
not conditional upon the company target of 30% permanent to
70% self-employed drivers.
As
a direct result of our deliberations with the company, you
will shortly receive a copy of a letter from DHL management
sent to the Vauxhall site UDW members, setting out the pay
offer in detail. This is a remarkable achievement in that
it marks an unprecented move from the company towards transparency
in the communication of the pay offer. It also evidence that
the company have listened to their staff and have responded
positively to the representations of the UDW.
The
offer will affect different members in different ways. Increases
to basic pay will range from 7.7% to 19.2% over the 3 year
period. These increases will include the parcel allowance
and Christmas bonuses. However, by the end of the 3 year period,
Parcel Express employees will have a pay system in line with
their colleagues in the international business.
The
UDW was also assured categorically that there would be no
compulsory redundancies; any staff reductions would be achieved
through natural wastage and voluntary redundancy.
The
UDW believe that this year’s pay talks have gone on
for far too long. All employees, our members, are not prepared
to wait any longer to receive a pay rise that was due in April,
2006. The UDW have expressed this in the strongest terms to
the company and have made it known that we will be consulting
with our members over the offer.
The
UDW is acutely aware that more than 50% of DHL Express staff
do not belong to a trade union and as such, have no voice
in the discussions about pay. We ask that you do all you can
to encourage these staff to join the UDW in order to make
their views known.
You
will shortly receive details of the process for consultation
and ballot on the pay offer. In the meantime, please feel
free to contact your local UDW representative, who will be
happy to advise you.
The
UDW National Executive.
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