Anual Leave pay dispute

[PostiewithaPorsche]

Ive recently passed my driver risk assessment and starting a driving duty on monday. the duty i have asked for and being put on is a 30hour a week duty. i have been employed for about 5 months so still under my 6 month probationary period as a 25 hour a week contract. i asked my DOM today about my anual leave pay as i have a few weeks off next month and he said because i will still be on a 25 hour contract but with 5 hours overtime everyweek i will only get paid for 5 hours a day as its in my contract. instead of what i would be working, which would be 6. Also he said that because i might not be there in the next 3 moths he wont pay me anymore than my contracted hours. but i feel i am more than likely going to have this job for a good while, unless i f**k up bad.


I feel that i am fully entitled to 6 hours a day pay from anual leave as i will have to sign another declaration of work for this duty, and he has no-one else that wants the duty apart from me unless it goes fulltime. its backshift.

The only thing i am worried about however if i fight this "battle" is that he will just take me off the backshift and put me back on a regular 25 hour a week delivery duty. which is more inconvenient to me as backshift means an extra 5 hours a week for me, potentially a van to take home, and more time with my other half. she is also backshift.

i dont know what to do, ive not spoke to my rep yet but ill will when i see him.

should i just bite the bullet until i am permanent with more hours contracted? or fight my case?

[Biker Mouse]

If you work 6 hours a day for 5 days a week he HAS to pay you for 30hrs. On the other hand ALL holiday pay WILL be based on your 25hrs as per your contract!

[madmartin]

Personally I would wait until you've done your 6 month trial period before sticking up for yourself because you never know they might offer you a 30 hour contract after your trial period, where as if you stick up for yourself (something royal mail dont like) they might think screw him and give someone else a 30 hour contract AND your duty and you get stuck on a rubbish duty. So bide your time until you get a more perminant contract (how long will your new contract be for? 3 months?) but dont let them walk over you, if you're working 30 hours then you make sure you're paid 30 hours.

[PostiewithaPorsche]

i will have been their 6 months at the end of my 3 week anual leave next month. he said at my interview it would be 6 months, 6 months (with revisions every 3 i think) then permanent.
thats what i was thinking. i dont want to f**k up my chances of keeping this duty. but it would be £120 i would be losing in those 3 weeks.

[IcanthelpthewayIam]

i will have been their 6 months at the end of my 3 week anual leave next month. he said at my interview it would be 6 months, 6 months (with revisions every 3 i think) then permanent.
thats what i was thinking. i dont want to f**k up my chances of keeping this duty. but it would be £120 i would be losing in those 3 weeks.

unfortunately your fight is not going to be with you DOM, its with royal mail in general, someone is going to have to bite the bullet and take them to court for this issue, its the same for all pt staff working extra hours, they appear to be entitled to the extra payments for annual leave but royal mail refuse and no one has taken them to task on it yet

if a temporary member of staff who is looking for a perm contract should do this really is up to you but i could certainly see whats likely to happen unfortunately

[DGP1]

Maybe the DOM is a bit jealous of your porsche

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Maybe the DOM is a bit jealous of your porsche

Or his chopper..................................................



get out of the gutter everyone.

[Lounge Lizard]

"Ive recently passed my driver risk assessment and starting a driving duty on monday" - that's unusual, usually you're on a driving duty for months or even a couple of years before they think about a driver risk assessment .