And the results are visible in our bank accounts once again. The underwhelming payment that has gone into our bank accounts for our April YTD is missing a substantial number of our renewed POBs. The renewals paid in April were not included in our POMs payments, so our payment is underpaid, yet again, by however many POBs you renewed in April via a counter transaction.
After a resounding amount of very concerned Licensees discussing the changes to payments at the LEEP meetings, and contacting Australia Post to express the alarm over the proposed change to monthly POB payments in arears, Nicole Sheffield has put the plan on hold for this year. It is very clear to the executive of Australia Post that the network is not ready for this change to happen as yet.
UPDATE: The proposed changes have been put on the back burner for this year, and discussion will take place at a later date to determine the best way forward with this process, including a survivable transition period. Well done Australia Post for listening to Licensees feedback.
A fair bit of consternation building about the news to the proposed changes to the POB Payments from Licensees who have attended their local LEEP meeting so far.
Licensees will have been very pleased to hear the news from Christine Holgate, on February 15th, to announce that agreement has been reached to finally start introducing stage 1 of the long-awaited payment reform.
Christine Holgate-LPO Payments- Announcement.pdf
As a licensee network, we make a vital contribution both to Australia Post as a business, and to the communities we serve. The new LPO Payments Scheme is an important milestone in this ongoing work that we provide to sustain our communities, and our LPO network all around Australia.
LPOG has worked extensively with Australia Post, and PIP (Partners in Performance as an outside party) to make the changes necessary to help protect the long-term sustainability of our licensee network. LPOG has been lobbying since our inception in 2013, to overhaul the payment scheme, so to reach that milestone is immensely rewarding for our foundation members, and growing Licensee members now onboard, after understanding over the last 5 years that if we don’t help ourselves, no one else is likely too.
Terry Ashcroft has been helping Licensees buy and sell LPOs in NSW for longer than most of us can remember.
as we roll towards 5.00pm on Christmas Eve 2018. Well done everyone for your contribution to another Christmas season for Australia. Together we provide so much for all of our communities, and it is the little bit extra at this time that makes all the difference for so many.
LPOG 2018 AGM was held in Sydney on the 27 October at Novotel Brighton Le Sands.
A huge effort was put in by Gail, Felicia, Maree and Lynda to ensure this AGM went smoothly, it did and was well received by everyone present.
"If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito"
Please sign this change.org petition then share it around!
Has been rebadged.
Thanks for the visit Bruce, it was lovely to catch up with the LPO poster boy himself. And it is not just that we are small, Bruce is very tall!
As Licensees who have provided banking services in our communities for years, at well below our direct costs, you probably joined with Australia Post's CEO to feel very excited, and relieved, about the commitment made by 3 of the BIG 4, CBA, NAB and Westpac to finally help remunerate us for this service to our shared customers.