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holidays for 15 years service

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calvindylan
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holidays for 15 years service

Post by calvindylan »

Hi everyone,i'm coming up to 15 years service as a postie so could someone please comfirm if i get more holidays for 15 years service and how much i get, cause i bloody deserve it, lasting this long :chuckle
fishtank
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Re: holidays for 15 years service

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5 weeks 1 day.
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
calvindylan
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Re: holidays for 15 years service

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I look forward to all my days off and holidays even more now!! Cheers Fishtank
comeracing
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Re: holidays for 15 years service

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fishtank wrote:5 weeks 1 day.
i have been with royal mail for 15 years in june just gone. i have 4 1/2 weeks per year but purchase a week and a half to make it up to 6 weeks per year in total,should i be getting more annual leave,we dont have a union rep in our office,we get told nothing.if anyone knows please let me know.
fishtank
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Re: holidays for 15 years service

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comeracing wrote:
fishtank wrote:5 weeks 1 day.
i have been with royal mail for 15 years in june just gone. i have 4 1/2 weeks per year but purchase a week and a half to make it up to 6 weeks per year in total,should i be getting more annual leave,we dont have a union rep in our office,we get told nothing.if anyone knows please let me know.

You won't get more leave...6 weeks is the max.
You will just pay less for your purchased leave because your only buying 4 days now instead of 6 and a half.
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
comeracing
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Re: holidays for 15 years service

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comeracing wrote:
fishtank wrote:5 weeks 1 day.
i have been with royal mail for 15 years in june just gone. i have 4 1/2 weeks per year but purchase a week and a half to make it up to 6 weeks per year in total,should i be getting more annual leave,we dont have a union rep in our office,we get told nothing.if anyone knows please let me know.
if anybody could pop up a ratio of years service for holiday leave ,would be gr8 thanks
:wink:
comeracing
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Re: holidays for 15 years service

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fishtank wrote:
comeracing wrote:
fishtank wrote:5 weeks 1 day.
i have been with royal mail for 15 years in june just gone. i have 4 1/2 weeks per year but purchase a week and a half to make it up to 6 weeks per year in total,should i be getting more annual leave,we dont have a union rep in our office,we get told nothing.if anyone knows please let me know.

You won't get more leave...6 weeks is the max.
You will just pay less for your purchased leave because your only buying 4 days now instead of 6 and a half.
cheers fishtank,will give wages a ring next week just to make sure they know the score
fishtank
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Re: holidays for 15 years service

Post by fishtank »

Entry level 22.5 days
5 years......23.5 days
15 years.....26 days
20 years.....30 days
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
youwot!!!!!
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Re: holidays for 15 years service

Post by youwot!!!!! »

calvindylan wrote:Hi everyone,i'm coming up to 15 years service as a postie so could someone please comfirm if i get more holidays for 15 years service and how much i get, cause i bloody deserve it, lasting this long :chuckle

15 years,15 BLOODY YEARS,IS THAT ALL?

YOUR ALMOST A NEW STARTER. :Very Happy
who the hell invests £2 billion into a servic and makes it worse?????????????
you really couldn't make it up!!!!!!!!!!!
youwot!!!!!
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Re: holidays for 15 years service

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by the way,well done for that. :Very Happy
who the hell invests £2 billion into a servic and makes it worse?????????????
you really couldn't make it up!!!!!!!!!!!
Cut Off King
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Re: holidays for 15 years service

Post by Cut Off King »

fishtank wrote:Entry level 22.5 days
5 years......23.5 days
15 years.....26 days
20 years.....30 days
Anyone know how this list would look if adjusted for 4 day week OPG's ?
fishtank
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Re: holidays for 15 years service

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Cut Off King wrote:
fishtank wrote:Entry level 22.5 days
5 years......23.5 days
15 years.....26 days
20 years.....30 days
Anyone know how this list would look if adjusted for 4 day week OPG's ?
Divide by 5 then multiply by 4. :whistle
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
Judgee
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Re: holidays for 15 years service

Post by Judgee »

fishtank wrote:Entry level 22.5 days
5 years......23.5 days
15 years.....26 days
20 years.....30 days

Seems they should add one for 10 years.... 24.5 days would seem fair! :pray
Union what Union? Do we have a union?