Internal application discrimination?

[olo1990]

I saw a vacancy advertised online and it asked if I was permanent when I clicked no It said I could go no further as it is only open to permanent postmen, I am on a 3 month FTC for over a year and I feel like I am being denied opportunity's.

Am I right to feel like this?
Can royal Mail do this?

2 Equal treatment

The Fixed-Term Employees (Prevention of less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002 require that staff employed on a fixed-term basis enjoy the same terms and conditions as permanent staff. Members of staff on fixed-term contracts shall:
1.receive a statement of their terms and conditions of employment;
2.be treated as favourably as those on permanent contracts, for example, in relation to pay, staff benefits, training, promotion, career development and information about job vacancies
3.be able to discuss with their line manager whether permanent employment is justified under this ordinance;
4.be able to discuss with their line manager what their career options might be;
5.within 21 days of a request, receive a written statement explaining any differences in their employment arrangements from those of comparable permanent employees, taking into account the overall employment package; and
6.within 21 days of a request, in the circumstances where a member of staff has four years’ continuous service as set out in this ordinance, receive a written statement explaining whether the contract is permanent, or the objective reasons for continuing the fixed -employment.

[Darren Bent]

try again with different email address and press yes. Don't worry about the machine.

[wacko74]

The internal application process is worse than useless.

See my earlier thread on it where Himaggen provides an email to contact them if you have any issues (sorry I don't know how to do a link to it!)

[olo1990]

ok so I go this email from recruitment services?

Thank you for applying for a transfer.

Unfortunately on this occasion your application cannot be considered as you are employed on a fixed term contract and the transfer process is only available to permanent employees.

If you would like to be kept informed of our latest vacancies please take advantage of our email job alerts service.

Regards

Royal Mail Group Recruitment Services