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Request increase in hours, does seniority apply?
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datasaint
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Request increase in hours, does seniority apply?
I want to ask to increase my contract hours at some point in the future, because at the moment I'm working approx 60hrs a week on average, obviously the work exists, so if I ask for an increase, does seniority come into it?
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simply_the_best
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- Joined: 24 Sep 2007, 10:29
Re: Request increase in hours, does seniority apply?
You want an increase from 60 hours a week? 
Sorry, just realised that you must be on a shorter contract, 25 hours maybe?
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maisymoo04
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Re: Request increase in hours, does seniority apply?
Its still 35 hours extra 
"Some day I will have the bottle to take the money"
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lala
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Re: Request increase in hours, does seniority apply?
The answer to the question is yes.
At least it has been at my DO for ages.
At least it has been at my DO for ages.
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IloveMYredTROLLEY!
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Re: Request increase in hours, does seniority apply?
Sounds like you will be quids in if the holiday pay related to work hours (not contract hours) EU ruling falls on the right side of the coin!
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korky
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Re: Request increase in hours, does seniority apply?
not necessary
at least 6 here got made up from between 24-34 hours to 39 recently
it was the "duties" that were offered as full time, all leave reserve duties
i.e a 34hr posty with very long service and own duty had to it give up to get full time,
ended up with most who'd not been here 2 minutes getting them.
at least 6 here got made up from between 24-34 hours to 39 recently
it was the "duties" that were offered as full time, all leave reserve duties
i.e a 34hr posty with very long service and own duty had to it give up to get full time,
ended up with most who'd not been here 2 minutes getting them.
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gb93
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Re: Request increase in hours, does seniority apply?
That's the way i have always encountered & understood how it works.korky wrote:not necessary
at least 6 here got made up from between 24-34 hours to 39 recently
it was the "duties" that were offered as full time, all leave reserve duties
i.e a 34hr posty with very long service and own duty had to it give up to get full time,
ended up with most who'd not been here 2 minutes getting them.
If you want to be made up to full time or increase your hours you apply for the duty available.
This ain't no baseball game, you get only one chance and you blew it.
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bigcol
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Re: Request increase in hours, does seniority apply?
So it was done on seniority.korky wrote:not necessary
at least 6 here got made up from between 24-34 hours to 39 recently
it was the "duties" that were offered as full time, all leave reserve duties
i.e a 34hr posty with very long service and own duty had to it give up to get full time,
ended up with most who'd not been here 2 minutes getting them.
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dvbuk55
- EX ROYAL MAIL
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- Joined: 02 Jun 2007, 19:17
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Re: Request increase in hours, does seniority apply?
You should be given a contract for 39 hours and someone else employed for the other 21 hrs part time. Obviously you wouldn't earn as much but hey we all have to make sacrifices for the greater good.norm wrote:I want to ask to increase my contract hours at some point in the future, because at the moment I'm working approx 60hrs a week on average, obviously the work exists, so if I ask for an increase, does seniority come into it?
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korky
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Re: Request increase in hours, does seniority apply?
the op gave me the impression that he wants to just be officially made up to full time,bigcol wrote:So it was done on seniority.korky wrote:not necessary
at least 6 here got made up from between 24-34 hours to 39 recently
it was the "duties" that were offered as full time, all leave reserve duties
i.e a 34hr posty with very long service and own duty had to it give up to get full time,
ended up with most who'd not been here 2 minutes getting them.
he has to wait for a ft duty to be advertised which will be on seniority
just seems daft that it doesn't go on the person next in line, and keep their existing duty
the extra hour per day usually is internal work and has zero affect on whatever duty they hold
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lala
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Re: Request increase in hours, does seniority apply?
The last repick we had was done fully seniority. Didn't matter who is FT or PT. Any duty that had a PTer just gets their walk thrown in by a FTer.
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korky
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Re: Request increase in hours, does seniority apply?
a full revision is different, i think this is the odd duties or personal requestslala wrote:The last repick we had was done fully seniority. Didn't matter who is FT or PT.
that's debatable, i get about 5/10 minutes max prepped if lucky,it was always zero up to a month ago.Any duty that had a PTer just gets their walk thrown in by a FTer.