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Broken service

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Soulseek
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Joined: 06 Mar 2024, 22:34
Gender: Male

Broken service

Post by Soulseek »

If you break your service does your total length of service regarding seniority count both spells or once you leave and come back does your length of service only start from when you started your current employment spell.
Or is there a period of time when you can leave and come back and have a continuous length of service?.
Jb1969
Posts: 378
Joined: 29 May 2014, 13:06
Gender: Male

Re: Broken service

Post by Jb1969 »

Seniority starts afresh from 2nd time of employment.
However your holiday entitlement is both lengths of employment.
qwerty2
Posts: 1982
Joined: 30 Jun 2009, 00:42
Gender: Male

Re: Broken service

Post by qwerty2 »

Soulseek wrote:
Today, 16:45
If you break your service does your total length of service regarding seniority count both spells or once you leave and come back does your length of service only start from when you started your current employment spell.
Or is there a period of time when you can leave and come back and have a continuous length of service?.
Are you that desperate to come back? :left:
Chitchat
Posts: 362
Joined: 30 Jan 2013, 15:18
Gender: Male

Re: Broken service

Post by Chitchat »

Our office a guy came back after a few years break and went right to the top of the senority list.
ted_e_bear
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Joined: 03 Sep 2012, 19:37
Gender: Male

Re: Broken service

Post by ted_e_bear »

Chitchat wrote:
Today, 18:30
Our office a guy came back after a few years break and went right to the top of the senority list.
Shouldn't have been allowed, the rules are as stated above.
Pfrizzy10
Posts: 118
Joined: 07 Aug 2022, 21:00
Gender: Male

Re: Broken service

Post by Pfrizzy10 »

Chitchat wrote:
Today, 18:30
Our office a guy came back after a few years break and went right to the top of the senority list.
Must be an arse-licker who can’t say no to management then.
SillyBilly
Posts: 46
Joined: 17 Jan 2019, 16:47
Gender: Male

Re: Broken service

Post by SillyBilly »

I thought you can take a career break and seniority freezes then re continues when you start back ?
yellowbelly
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Joined: 23 Jun 2015, 15:51
Gender: Male

Re: Broken service

Post by yellowbelly »

SillyBilly wrote:
Today, 19:24
I thought you can take a career break and seniority freezes then re continues when you start back ?
A career break and coming back to the dark side after leaving are two separate things though aren't they?