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Covering walk for career break

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Covering walk for career break

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Does anyone no how this works as I have been covering for last year someone's walk whilst he was on a career break dom says when he is back he will go back on his old walk he started 6 months before me so is more senior but has had a year off so does this not make me more senior as I am now quite happy to stay on this walk but dom says I need to go back floating is he correct and being fair?
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Re: Covering walk for career break

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So many fish sounds here...
All service within an appropriate grade whether on permanent or temporary basis will count for
seniority purposes, with the exception of any periods worked on a casual contract, or during a career
break or sabbatical
.
And does the person on the break have something on the DOM!? To go straight back on his duty!
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Re: Covering walk for career break

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POSTMAN wrote:So many fish sounds here...
All service within an appropriate grade whether on permanent or temporary basis will count for
seniority purposes, with the exception of any periods worked on a casual contract, or during a career
break or sabbatical
.
And does the person on the break have something on the DOM!? To go straight back on his duty!
Ok thanks we have no rep so will bring this up and as far as I know they ain't mates!
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Hold on i've been looking,I always thought that when you went on a break you lost your duty but can't find confirmation yet - if it is there that is.

Anyone?

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I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
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from memory the only thing that they guaranteed were the hours, could even be a nearby office not even yours, when you return
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I'm guessing a local agreement has been made,is that allowed?...
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It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.