xmas bonus

[jessthecat]

I'm on a 36 hour contract, and covering a 40 hour/week duty. So I get my 36 hours, plus 4 hour o/t. Next week i'm working my day off, doing early morning collections at 6am ( due to start on ips at 7.15am) and in on a few days early sorting. So my hours for next week will be a minimum of 52, plus if I work over my finish time of 3.15pm it'll be more.
I asked my dim if the xmas £100 was pro-rata on my contract of 36 hours, or based on the duty that I will be covering which is a 40hr duty. He says it's my 36 hour contract. Last year I think I got £90.
So, is it only if your contract is made up to a 40hr temporarily that you get the full whack??

[baldrick]

So, is it only if your contract is made up to a 40hr temporarily that you get the full whack??

Yes - that's what I understand.

[baldrick]

I think we should get 250 pounds bonus tax free each Christmas.

The Xmas bonus was originally a share of the savings made in each office at Xmas, by cutting hours (OT and casuals), under the Improved Working Methods Agreement. At my MC it was over £300 IIRC. It varied from office to office and some offices didn't get anything.
The Way Forward Agreement 2000 changed it to £100 for every office, and it hasn't been increased since then.

Ive had £100 every xmas since 1991 ! And ive worked at 3 different offices in that time.

Yeah it might have been equalised at £100 before the Way Forward. I'm not sure which agreement changed it,
but my MC did use to get over £300, then it was changed to £100. I'd have to look at my old payslips to see when it was.

[overworked]

Oh,Dont go on the sick or they take it back,A bonus paid for working hard all year yet if you fall ill over xmas they take it back,More Crap.

The rules on abatement for sick absence apply to people on sick pay at half-rate or pension-rate only. If anyone takes away a penny of your xmas bonus if you recieve sick pay at full rate then put in a grievance.

[Big Daz]

Interesting post that overworked


Look forward to my payslip next week as Ive been on sick leave since 13th November.

[postghost]

I have posted this here as well in a hope to receive clarity on this:

http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... =1&t=31744" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thanks

[Lateagainpostie]

I've been told by my DOM that as I was sick on 28th November I wont get the bonus, ( pro rata of course ), but xmas pressure in our office isn't official until the 13th Dec !!

Can someone clear that one up.

[POSTMAN]

I've been told by my DOM that as I was sick on 28th November I wont get the bonus, ( pro rata of course ), but xmas pressure in our office isn't official until the 13th Dec !!

Can someone clear that one up.

Being discussed here...
http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... 15&t=32193" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[postghost]

Do I still get the bonus if I have to take special leave for 1 day for family funeral?

[DaveH]

I was off all December and January last year with fractured foot and still got my £100 bonus.