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Long Term Contract...

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BingBong
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Long Term Contract...

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catch22
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Re: Long Term Contract...

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permanent
BingBong
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Re: Long Term Contract...

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catch22 wrote:permanent
Thanks. Just wanna check as you can never tell what the hell RM are doing right now!
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scirocco'r'
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Re: Long Term Contract...

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How long have you been with RM.
Rudolph_Hucker
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Re: Long Term Contract...

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scirocco'r' wrote:How long have you been with RM.
Not quite sure why you are asking that, your time with RM is totally irrelevant to having a temporary or permanent contract.
If you do a job too well, you’ll get stuck with it.
bigal383
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Re: Long Term Contract...

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i think its quite a good question how long have you been with rm? iam to awaiting perm contract
Rudolph_Hucker
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Re: Long Term Contract...

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bigal383 wrote:i think its quite a good question how long have you been with rm? iam to awaiting perm contract
I've been with RM since January this year and have one.
If you do a job too well, you’ll get stuck with it.
Stella102
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Re: Long Term Contract...

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Rudolph_Hucker wrote:
bigal383 wrote:i think its quite a good question how long have you been with rm? iam to awaiting perm contract
I've been with RM since January this year and have one.
you are not the norm then... its very unlikely to get a perm contract within a year, I thought royal mail only employed new starters on temp contracts...
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Stella102 wrote:
Rudolph_Hucker wrote:
bigal383 wrote:i think its quite a good question how long have you been with rm? iam to awaiting perm contract
I've been with RM since January this year and have one.
you are not the norm then... its very unlikely to get a perm contract within a year, I thought royal mail only employed new starters on temp contracts...
The chap that started a couple of weeks after me has one, also the majority of the people on our induction course were on permanent contracts. I can't remember the precise number but about 7 or 8 out of 12.
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BingBong
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Re: Long Term Contract...

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scirocco'r' wrote:How long have you been with RM.
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pike23
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Re: Long Term Contract...

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i had to wait over 3 years to get mine, when i applied for job it was permanent contract.... but when i went for induction it had changed to fixed term, i was only one in group that it had changed on.
gary1975
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Re: Long Term Contract...

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two years before i got one :nana
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Rudolph_Hucker wrote:
Stella102 wrote:
Rudolph_Hucker wrote:
bigal383 wrote:i think its quite a good question how long have you been with rm? iam to awaiting perm contract
I've been with RM since January this year and have one.
you are not the norm then... its very unlikely to get a perm contract within a year, I thought royal mail only employed new starters on temp contracts...
The chap that started a couple of weeks after me has one

Me too

I was taken on as a Part Timer (20 hours) with a one year fixed contract. About 6 weeks later another contract was posted through my door.............. I thought they must have made a change to the small print in my original contract, but upon closer inspection I discovered that I was being given a new permanent contract.
I am no longer a number :-)
Stella102
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Re: Long Term Contract...

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well then...i think the company is giving out more perm contracts to keep employers from leaving it makes you feel more worthwhile if your contract is perm in relation to temp.
RetroJunkie
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Re: Long Term Contract...

Post by RetroJunkie »

so a long term contract is a perm contract? all my letter states is that is commences from the 12th just gone? i hope so only waited a couple weeks over 3 years :chuckle