Union Mail November 2015 – National Executive Committee 2016/2017, District & Department Reps, NGSU Job Vacancy

National Executive Committee 2016/2017

The nomination period for positions on the National Executive Committee closed at 5pm on 30 October 2015.

A single nomination has been received for each of the following positions:

National Regional Officers:

Branch Network
Retail North 1:   Jane Turnbull
Retail North 2:   Darren Blundell
Retail South 1:   Noel Reilly
Retail South 2:   Caroline Gillam
Retail South 3:   Christine Cooper

Administration Centres
Bournemouth:   Alan Lampard
Caledonia House:   Mairi Jones
Northampton:   Donna Clarke
Swindon 2:   Pete Goldsworthy
Swindon 3 & London:   Chris Palfrey

I therefore declare that these candidates be elected unopposed to take up the two year period of office from 1 January 2016.

President:

Two nominations have been received for the position of President.  The nominations are:

Beverley Cubbon and Nicola Huddlestone

I therefore declare that an election will be held to elect a President from these two candidates.

Executive Officers:

There are nine positions for Executive Officer.  We have received ten nominations:

Daniel Barnes; Karen Hart; Iain Jeffree; Rebecca McKenzie; Mike Moir; Mehdi Najafi; Michelle Pickering; Ros Reid; Nic Sellars; Sara Seymour.

I therefore declare that an election will be held to elect nine Executive Officers from these ten candidates.

Election Process

As the President and Executive Officers are national posts, all eligible members will be entitled to vote in the election in accordance with Rule 14 (b).  The Union Rules are published on our website (in the ‘About Us’ section).

The ballot will be conducted by the Electoral Reform Services, who are the Union’s independent Scrutineers. Ballot papers will be sent to members at their home address during November.  Details of the closing date for the ballot are still being finalised with the Electoral Reform Services and will be published on the ballot paper.

The results of the election will be published in Union Mail and on our website in December 2015.

National Regional Officers – Vacancies

There are two vacancies for the position of National Regional Officer in the following regions:

Swindon 1: Covering departments in Customer Service & Ops and Central Distribution in Pegasus and Optimus centres in Swindon

Retail North 3: Covering the following areas in the Branch Network:  The Midlands; East Midlands; Northamptonshire & North Bucks; Eastern and Anglia.

Nominations are invited for both positions.  A candidate must work within the Region they wish to represent and the nomination must be supported by two Union members who also must work in the Region.  The closing date for nominations is Friday 27 November 2015.  For more details and a nomination form, please call Kerry Wagg, Reps Support Officer, on 01295 710767.

Tim Poil
General Secretary

District and Department Representatives 2016/2017

The period for nominations for District and Department Reps also closed at 5pm on 30 October 2015.  The successful candidates will be notified shortly and a list of the Reps appointed for the 2016/2017 period of office will be published on our website.

There are a number of constituencies where no nomination has been received.  Details of these vacancies and a further period for nominations will be announced soon.

Tim Poil
General Secretary

NATIONWIDE GROUP STAFF UNION (NGSU) – Job Vacancy

Supporting our Members and Representatives

INDIVIDUAL CASES OFFICER

SWINDON (based in Optimus)

Starting on a salary of £34,000 pa

As a result of Derek Richards’ decision to retire, we are looking for someone to join us – a progressive independent trade union that represents the employees of Nationwide Building Society.  Our 12,000+ members are drawn from every area of the business and spread right across the country.

We are looking for someone with a passion for helping people, someone who is organized, energetic, diplomatic and self motivated but also a strong team player, to work with our members and our Representatives in Swindon (based in Optimus).

We aim to offer our members the very best representation possible and we’d expect that same commitment from you. You will advise, support and represent our members on all aspects of their employment and they will need to rely on your expertise to consult and negotiate with Nationwide’s managers and HR function.

You will also find yourself working with and supporting our elected Representatives to enable them to represent their members’ views to Nationwide’s leadership teams, to raise the profile of the Union, demonstrating the benefits of a strong union, and to be active in the recruitment of new members.

It’s clearly a wide-ranging brief that won’t suit someone with a narrow focus.  Ideally you will have some experience of supporting employees, either within a union, in a voluntary organisation or in an HR/Personnel role.

We will provide you with a full induction into the role, support and help to enable you to fulfil the role and meet the high standards we set ourselves.

Whilst the position is based at Optimus in Swindon, we will occasionally expect you to represent members throughout the country as we need to deliver for our members.

Please call Marian Dean, Assistant General Secretary (Members), or any of the team of Individual Cases Officers if you require any further information on 01295 710767.

Applications

Please email us at ngsu@ngsu.org.uk with your CV together with a covering letter explaining why you would be suited to this important role within the Union by the closing date of Friday 20 November 2015.

Interviews will take place on Friday 4 December 2015.

NGSU is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is unreservedly opposed to any form of discrimination being practiced against its own employees, potential employees or its members on the grounds of their sex, race, ethnic or national origin, religion, class, caring responsibilities, marital status, sexuality, physical or mental disability, age, or other status or personal characteristic.

November Draw Winners

First Prize  :  £12,533
109780  :  Carman Malham – Caversham branch

Second Prize  :  £5,000
135681  :  Farzana Ahmed – The Strand branch

Third Prize  :  £2,000
086149  :  Carol Booth – Liverpool

Fourth Prizes  :  £500
084681  :  Warren Sanger – Legal & Finance (Swindon)
134838  :  Elizabeth Court-Williams – Support Services (Swindon)
092561  :  Jennifer Purssord – Grays branch

NGSU members can increase their number of chances in our monthly draw at any time during their Union membership.

You can have a maximum of 10 chances – each chance costs just £1.  Every month 75% of the draw pool is returned to members as prizes and 25% is retained to help meet the running costs of the Union.  The draw is restricted to NGSU members only.

To enter the draw or increase your chances please email us at ngsu@ngsu.org.uk, call us on 01295 710767 or download an application form from our website.

If you pay your Union subscriptions by salary deduction we can collect your draw subscriptions that way too.

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