Member-Nominated Trustee Director – Royal Mail Pension Plan

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LTB 869/09 - Member-Nominated Trustee Director – Royal Mail Pension Plan (RMPP) Procedure 2009


No. 869/09
Ref: TK/PM/lm
Date: 5 October 2009

To: All Branch Secretaries
Dear Colleague

Member-Nominated Trustee Director - Royal Mail Pension Plan (RMPP) Procedure 2009

Nominations are sought for the position of Member-Nominated Trustee Director of the Royal Mail Pension Plan (RMPP). Nominations can be from any individual who is a current, retired or deferred member of the RMPP Plan Sections A, B or C, irrespective of Union Membership. A self-nomination form is attached which once completed should be returned to the Senior Deputy General Secretary department at CWU HQ, by 23rd October 2009.

All Candidates will be required to submit a 200-word (maximum) statement supporting their candidature for election to the position when returning their nomination forms.

Individuals wishing to understand the role of a trustee can visit the Pensions Regulator's 'Trustee Toolkit' website and review the first e-learning module for more information.

Upon receipt of a nomination an information pack will be dispatched to the individual who has submitted the nomination. The packs will contain information on the role and responsibilities of a Trustee, a detailed job description and a personal specification for a potential Trustee.

Prior to a ballot taking place all candidates who have submitted a fully completed nomination form will be required to attend a pre-election familiarisation seminar, which will be organised by the RMPP Trustee. At this stage candidates will be asked to re-confirm that their names should be added to the ballot paper and will also be given the opportunity to make any textual changes to their supporting statement.

If there is more than one valid nomination, a ballot will be held of all individuals who are employee members of RMPP and who are employed in CWU represented grades, irrespective of Union Membership. The ballot will be conducted by the distribution of ballot papers direct to individual home addresses. Completed ballot papers must then be returned in the reply paid envelope that will accompany the ballot paper to Popularis, 6 De Montfort Mews, Leicester LE1 7EU who have been appointed as Independent Scrutineer for the purposes of this election.

The candidate who receives the most votes in the ballot will be selected as the CWU Member-Nominated Trustee Director.

In the event that there is only one nomination forthcoming then that nominee will be deemed to be selected without the need for a ballot and should there be no nominations at all, the nomination and selection process will be re-run no more than three years later.

Any enquiries regarding this LTB should be addressed to the Senior Deputy General Secretary's Department for the attention of Peter Metcalfe, Senior Policy Advisor.

Yours sincerely
Tony Kearns
Senior Deputy General Secretary

RMPP MEMBER NOMINATED TRUSTEE: SELF NOMINATION FORM

Name: ____________________________Job Title: ________________________

CWU Membership number_______________________________________

Royal Mail Pension Plan Member number ___________________________

STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF CANDIDATURE (200 WORDS MAXIMUM)

The statement should be emailed to pmetcalfe@cwu.org however all candidates must return the signed nomination form by post to arrive by the advertised closing date.
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Candidate's Signature: ____________________________

Candidate Contact Details:

Home Telephone……………………………………….Mobile…………………………………

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PLEASE CAREFULLY CHECK ALL DETAILS BEFORE RETURNING TO TONY KEARNS, SENIOR DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY AT CWU HQ 15O THE BROADWAY WIMBLEDON SW19 1RX BY 23rd October 2009