Sunday, April 05, 2009
Day light comes and I wanna get off!
Extracts from the joint statement which should have been briefed to the workforce
On 30th March, the joint trades unions and company NNC met to continue discussions.
In January 2009, HDNL announced the launch of 4 change programmes, which would focus the business on developing new markets and services, improving the customer experience and driving efficiencies in the operation to reduce costs.
These changes are vital to enable HDNL to reinvest in price, curb the loss making position and start to secure a future for the business and its employees.
Despite the financial climate the shareholders have confidence in the long term future of HDNL and have invested a significant amount of funds to ensure these changes can be achieved.
Further funding will be made available to secure the business in the longer term, provided an operating model can be put in place which will meet the requirements of a very competitive market place.
Since January, a number of working groups were set up to work through the proposed changes and there has been good progress so far. 6 depots were closed in February 2009 and more jobs than anticipated were saved through redeployment. The Company made available outplacement support to help redundant employees find new employment.
HDNL has also successfully implemented new services to enable the Company to compete for new business.
These include Depot Sales (local small volume deliveries), Drop & Collect in conjunction with PayPoint and Mid Range services, which commenced with the Falcon Cycles contract.
The business is piloting an improved carding process, SMS and Timed Services over the next few weeks.
HDNL has also commenced an International service in partnership with TNT and has started trading with Play.com.
Depot Operating Model
As part of the change programme, a new operating model has been designed and proposed to the Trade Unions.
Some elements of the DOM are already in progress including:
- Timed services – going live from 15th April
- New carding process – going live from 20th April
- SMS – going live from 20th April
- Knuckle scanners – Trial commences 1st April with proposed roll out from mid April.
- HHT integration with PAVI (automation of data transfer from Track and Trace to PAVI) – going live from 27th April.
- Drop & Collect – Roll out complete in Regions 1,2,3 & 4. Regions 5 & 6 commence from 14th April
- Late Seal – still in discussion to move working hours by up to 1hour later (up to 2hrs for Leeds nd Glenrothes). Proposed go live 8th June.
- Route Scheduling/Sat Nav – testing and development continues on the systems.
In addition, an OWG has been working on the following elements:
o Rostered 4 day working week for 1 man drivers
o 12 contracted Saturdays and voluntary Sundays
o New Drivers pay scheme for 1 man drivers to ensure correct pay for new way of working
The OWG put forward their recommendations for these elements to the NNC, which were presented at the meeting.
After going through the detail, the NNC are in a position to recommend the proposals as the best that can be achieved through negotiation, and will be putting the proposals forward to members for a ballot.
Briefings and Ballot
From 9th April 2009, all 1man drivers will be fully briefed on the proposals for the above changes.
This is the opportunity for drivers to hear about the changes and have time to understand what this means to them and for the business. The drivers will then be asked to ballot to accept the new proposals as recommended jointly by the Trade Unions as the best that can be achieved through negotiation and will have the opportunity to do so from 9th April – 20th April 2009.
The next NNC will be held on 21st April 2009 where the results of the ballot will
be communicated and discussed.
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The proposals affect the drivers in one man in the main, however it was pointed out that other parts of the workforce will be affected by the changes in respect of the designated Saturdays. As we know that the old Ex Reality still have Compulsories for the FLM/Sort and depot operatives whilst Ex Biz X have none.
We have asked that the OWG's for the respective workgroups meet after the ballot to discuss how this affect them.
_________________________________________
All the driver stewards meet with the OWG on the 1st April and they went through the presentation and questions were raised on how the scheme will work.
__________________________________________
The new SMS service also starts later this month and by now almost everyone has gone through the training/briefing. See http://bit.ly/jLJRl for more information.
On 30th March, the joint trades unions and company NNC met to continue discussions.
In January 2009, HDNL announced the launch of 4 change programmes, which would focus the business on developing new markets and services, improving the customer experience and driving efficiencies in the operation to reduce costs.
These changes are vital to enable HDNL to reinvest in price, curb the loss making position and start to secure a future for the business and its employees.
Despite the financial climate the shareholders have confidence in the long term future of HDNL and have invested a significant amount of funds to ensure these changes can be achieved.
Further funding will be made available to secure the business in the longer term, provided an operating model can be put in place which will meet the requirements of a very competitive market place.
Since January, a number of working groups were set up to work through the proposed changes and there has been good progress so far. 6 depots were closed in February 2009 and more jobs than anticipated were saved through redeployment. The Company made available outplacement support to help redundant employees find new employment.
HDNL has also successfully implemented new services to enable the Company to compete for new business.
These include Depot Sales (local small volume deliveries), Drop & Collect in conjunction with PayPoint and Mid Range services, which commenced with the Falcon Cycles contract.
The business is piloting an improved carding process, SMS and Timed Services over the next few weeks.
HDNL has also commenced an International service in partnership with TNT and has started trading with Play.com.
Depot Operating Model
As part of the change programme, a new operating model has been designed and proposed to the Trade Unions.
Some elements of the DOM are already in progress including:
- Timed services – going live from 15th April
- New carding process – going live from 20th April
- SMS – going live from 20th April
- Knuckle scanners – Trial commences 1st April with proposed roll out from mid April.
- HHT integration with PAVI (automation of data transfer from Track and Trace to PAVI) – going live from 27th April.
- Drop & Collect – Roll out complete in Regions 1,2,3 & 4. Regions 5 & 6 commence from 14th April
- Late Seal – still in discussion to move working hours by up to 1hour later (up to 2hrs for Leeds nd Glenrothes). Proposed go live 8th June.
- Route Scheduling/Sat Nav – testing and development continues on the systems.
In addition, an OWG has been working on the following elements:
o Rostered 4 day working week for 1 man drivers
o 12 contracted Saturdays and voluntary Sundays
o New Drivers pay scheme for 1 man drivers to ensure correct pay for new way of working
The OWG put forward their recommendations for these elements to the NNC, which were presented at the meeting.
After going through the detail, the NNC are in a position to recommend the proposals as the best that can be achieved through negotiation, and will be putting the proposals forward to members for a ballot.
Briefings and Ballot
From 9th April 2009, all 1man drivers will be fully briefed on the proposals for the above changes.
This is the opportunity for drivers to hear about the changes and have time to understand what this means to them and for the business. The drivers will then be asked to ballot to accept the new proposals as recommended jointly by the Trade Unions as the best that can be achieved through negotiation and will have the opportunity to do so from 9th April – 20th April 2009.
The next NNC will be held on 21st April 2009 where the results of the ballot will
be communicated and discussed.
_________________________________________
The proposals affect the drivers in one man in the main, however it was pointed out that other parts of the workforce will be affected by the changes in respect of the designated Saturdays. As we know that the old Ex Reality still have Compulsories for the FLM/Sort and depot operatives whilst Ex Biz X have none.
We have asked that the OWG's for the respective workgroups meet after the ballot to discuss how this affect them.
_________________________________________
All the driver stewards meet with the OWG on the 1st April and they went through the presentation and questions were raised on how the scheme will work.
__________________________________________
The new SMS service also starts later this month and by now almost everyone has gone through the training/briefing. See http://bit.ly/jLJRl for more information.
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