LTB 250/18 - APPRENTICESHIPS IN ROYAL MAIL AND THE PROTECTION OF MEMBERS INFORMATION

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 27 Apr 2018, 14:17

LTB 250/18 - APPRENTICESHIPS IN ROYAL MAIL AND THE PROTECTION OF MEMBERS’ INFORMATION

No. 250/18

26th April 2018

Dear Colleague,

APPRENTICESHIPS IN ROYAL MAIL AND THE PROTECTION OF MEMBERS’ INFORMATION

It has been brought to our attention that Royal Mail management are approaching branch ULRs and / or education providers to obtain information about members who are taking apprenticeships through CWU learning projects. Some managers, despite giving reassurances that they would not share the information more widely throughout the company, have gone on to do precisely that.

As all ULRs will know, learner confidentiality has always, and quite necessarily, been at the heart of what we do. It is essential, not only to maintain the trust of our members but also to stay within data protection laws, that we do not share personal learning information without the explicit consent of the person concerned.

We have been seeking to engage Royal Mail on the issue of apprenticeships and a properly managed exchange of information would obviously need to form a part of this – but an unagreed fishing exercise is not the appropriate way to approach this and we therefore instruct our ULRs and the education providers they work with not to share any personal learner information until the concerns outlined above have been addressed and they receive confirmation of this from the CWU.

Any queries to the content of the above, please contact pdovey@cwu.org

Yours sincerely,

Ray Ellis – CWU National Officer

Trish Lavelle – CWU Head Of Education & Training

Post by **General Mannerheim** » 28 Apr 2018, 21:31

LOL.

Do you think Uncle Terry will be getting out the big stick then?

BELIAL · Post by **BELIAL** » 28 Apr 2018, 21:44

What is a ULRs?

Post by **General Mannerheim** » 28 Apr 2018, 22:01

BELIAL wrote:What is a ULRs?

Union Learning Reps.

Tman · Post by **Tman** » 28 Apr 2018, 22:34

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:LTB 250/18 - APPRENTICESHIPS IN ROYAL MAIL AND THE PROTECTION OF MEMBERS’ INFORMATION
No. 250/18
26th April 2018
Dear Colleague,

APPRENTICESHIPS IN ROYAL MAIL AND THE PROTECTION OF MEMBERS’ INFORMATION

It has been brought to our attention that Royal Mail management are approaching branch ULRs and / or education providers to obtain information about members who are taking apprenticeships through CWU learning projects.

WTF is "taking apprenticeships through CWU learning projects"?

BELIAL · Post by **BELIAL** » 28 Apr 2018, 22:37

Thanks ,Why would management need details of members being trained to do their jobs properly ?

clashcityrocker · Post by **clashcityrocker** » 29 Apr 2018, 12:53

BELIAL wrote:Thanks ,Why would management need details of members being trained to do their jobs properly ?

No - ULRs provide education opportunities for members, such as language skills or basic computer training.

BELIAL · Post by **BELIAL** » 29 Apr 2018, 22:10

clashcityrocker wrote:
BELIAL wrote:Thanks ,Why would management need details of members being trained to do their jobs properly ?
No - ULRs provide education opportunities for members, such as language skills or basic computer training.

Hmm , why would management need details of education opportunities for union members ?
Anyone remember Pol Pot?