Dear all,
As a member of the HQ AIR NEM Team, I have been asked to provide some information, principally for our Diaspora colleagues, on where to go to gain some greater insight into the NEM and also access to the main online survey.
What I am unable to do however, is to enter into any extended dialogue regards NEM, or provide my own opinions on what is being presented at the RAF Roadshows. Suffice what I can do is update you on where we are at present (from an RAF perspective):
Consultation – Focus Group and Interview consultation has largely been completed for the RAF elements where we have concentrated our activity at 4 distinct clutches around the UK (RAF Cosford, RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Cranwell and RAF Brize Norton). We will be gaining initial feedback from our consultation partner (KPMG) in late August and this will help to create a more targeted survey so we can gather focused information on the key themes coming from the feedback you have given us. RAF personnel have also been a part of consultation activity within the JFC domain in Cyprus, Falkland Islands and during September in Belgium, for NATO personnel.
Roadshows – By Friday 9 August we will have finished the RAF Roadshows, having visited 21 RAF bases and delivered a total of 117 briefs to just over 4000 personnel in 6 weeks. Whilst not a core element in the consultation process, the briefing teams recorded all of the questions asked and are using this data to help further define the key areas of concern from our personnel. General themes have centred on pay, house purchase opportunities and SFA/SLA charging, stability vs mobility and career management principles.
Online Survey – For those that have completed the survey you will have noted that it is easy to complete and free text. Naturally we encourage as many of our personnel to complete this survey and provide your opinions on what you have been briefed. Importantly we would also ask that when providing problems, you perceive, with what the NEM might look like, that you also suggest improvements. The information that we obtain from the survey is important and will help to shape the future of the NEM.
Briefing Notes – Defence Internal Brief 2013/37 provides a very useful overview on the NEM Consultation and a thorough run through of the main topics for examination within the NEM. The RAF IBN 22/13 provides the overview for RAF specific engagement in terms of Roadshows and Consultation. Both documents are hosted within the AIRSPACE portal, under the Information section. We are in the process of developing a specific NEM sub page which will go live in the very near future.
For those within the Diaspora we are conscious that information may not have got out to you yet. Therefore, we would appreciate if you could access the following links if possible:
NEM Online Survey hosted on the Defence Intranet and further information on NEM:
https://www.gov.uk/new-employment-model
The RAF Families Federation host some information on NEM here:
RAF. New Employment Model (NEM) - RAF Families Federation
We would also like to direct your attention to the recent article in the RAF News from AMP on NEM, dated Friday 2 August 13, and also an article from COS Pers dated Friday 1 February 2013.
We have also produced a Video Recording of a presentation at RAF Marham on 26 June. This DVD will be sent out to all contacts we have in the Diaspora by 23 August 13 and also hosted on AIRSPACE.
Should you have any specific questions or feedback you wish to raise then please do so by emailing the following mailbox –
[email protected] - we would ask though that you constrain your questions to those of a more general nature on NEM design and proposals rather than personal queries on how NEM may affect your particular service. Finally, please do take part in this process, your views are absolutely vital to ensure that we get this right. Thank you.