LTB 214/25 – Royal Mail – Peak / Christmas Arrangements 2025

No. 214/25

1st October 2025

For the Immediate Attention of All:

Postal Branches
Divisional Representatives
Area Delivery Representatives
Area Processing Representatives
Area Distribution Representatives

Dear Colleagues,

Royal Mail – Peak / Christmas Arrangements 2025

Branches are advised that discussions have been ongoing with Royal Mail for some time with regards to a Peak/Christmas Arrangements document for 2025. In recent years discussions have become protracted and delayed a resolution and given the business has stated that 2025 will potentially see traffic volumes during peak break RM records, we have pressed the business to ensure that agreed arrangements were concluded earlier this year, to help ensure that better strategic involvement takes place at the local / area levels.

Attached for the information of Branches and Representatives are the agreed Peak/ Christmas arrangements for 2025.   The document follows the tried and tested format of previous years and largely mirrors the arrangements from last year, with only minor updates, which do not change the substance of the content.

Regarding the Attendance and Resourcing arrangements, there are no additional Non/USO days this year so section 3 mirrors last year’s arrangements and retains all of the established principles and protections.

The document confirms the Christmas Supplement and the additional £100 ex Colleague Share payment will be made as usual and are unaffected by the Peak Incentive Scheme. The traditional paragraphs on Scheduled Attendance, SA Holiday Pay and Temporary Variation to Contract have been retained unaltered in the final draft.

Further talks will take place with the business regarding the 35 USO pilot offices, covering what guidance is needed to support them during Peak.   In addition, discussions continue on the 2025 Peak and Bank Holiday Resourcing arrangements for Network Professional Drivers.  Further updates on both issues will be provided as talks develop.

Whilst those discussions continue, we believe that the publication of the attached arrangements much earlier than in previous years will be welcomed and will provide guidance to Reps and Branches.

Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be addressed to:

Processing/Distribution: Davie Robertson, Assistant Secretary, email: jrodrigues@cwu.org; quoting reference LTB 214/25.

Deliveries/Collections: Tony Bouch, Assistant Secretary, email: pharacz@cwu.org; quoting reference LTB 214/25.

Yours sincerely,

Davie Robertson         
Assistant Secretary                                                                                               

Tony Bouch
Assistant Secretary

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