From RMT General Secretary Bob Crow

Further to my Circular No IR/131/13 dated the 25th February 2013 with regards to the above matter and where I informed you of the important court ruling on annual leave under the Working Time Regulations. As you may recall, I again wrote to London Underground raising our concerns over their decision not to update or publish company policies to reflect the changes to case law.

I have now received a response from London Underground and the matter has again been subject to recent consideration by the General Grades Committee, their decision is as follows:

“We note the correspondence from London Underground Ltd and are appalled that this company intends to inform its managers, but not its staff, of the amended situation. It appears to believe that managers will understand these changes but that staff will find it ‘confusing’.

This union does not hold such a patronising attitude to London Underground staff. We therefore instruct the General Secretary to write to all London Underground members advising them of their rights and of their employer’s refusal – despite union requests – to circulate this information to its staff.

London Transport Regional Council and Branches to be advised.”

In accordance with the above, I am now acting on the instructions of the GGC decision and I will, of course, keep you fully advised on any further developments.