People who have been in the job a long time - when did we first win full pay for sickness absence?

[lingam]

I've been in the job nearly 15 years and i remember being pleasantly surprised when i found out that we get full pay when ill. Compared to the rest of my friends in unskilled job it was nice to have that security in case I got ill. I haven't had to use it much (luckily)

Now I see the union have backtracked on that. But surely it was the union membership who first won us that condition? I doubt Royal Mail just decided to do that out of the goodness of it's heart for it's employees.

Does anyone know when we first got those conditions imolemented?

[mw7485]

Its a throwback to the public sector days and some public sector workers still have exactly the same ill health benefits as we are about to loose.

[wallan]

GPO Staff ,which begame BT & RM were classed as Civil Sevants

[Jack1960]

Started in 1976, always paid when i went sick , but i think i remember pay was age related till 21

[wallan]

Started in 1976, always paid when i went sick , but i think i remember pay was age related till 21

Started in 1963 , Not On Full Rate Until Age 28

[JohnDoe12]

Ahh the good old days before the CWU threw all our hard fought terms and conditions away to help the shareholders make more money.