No. 198/26 Dear Colleague, ROYAL MAIL: FINANCIAL WELLBEING; SALARY ADVANCE Royal Mail is today launching a new facility for monthly paid employees that allows for salary advances, which may be welcomed by some members when facing temporary financial difficulties. All monies advanced will be paid back via payroll at the next salary; therefore essentially this is simply an advance of salary and is not linked to a Salary Sacrifice product, which would be paid back via instalmen

No: 196/26 TO: ALL BRANCHES Dear Colleague, National Equality Event – Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th September 2026 We are pleased to confirm that this year’s National Equality Event will take place as follows: Date: Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th September 2026 Venue: The Grand Hotel Leicester 73 Granby Street Leicester LE1 6ES Times: The event will start with registration on the 23rd

No. 197/26 To: All Branches & Field Officials Dear Colleagues, BRANCH BEST PRACTICE FOR THE NOMINATION PROCESS TO BE CONDUCTED FOR FIELD OFFICIAL ELECTIONS Branches will recall the Branch ballot procedures circulated in LTB 230/25 on 24 October 2025. Whilst Branch Officers and Committees shall establish rules governing the conduct of elections, this documentation provided clarification in certain areas. Given the number of elections being held each year the number of compla