seniority on re-joining RM

[shadowlost]

a 30 hour position is due to come up soon in our office which will be offered to the most senior 25 hour worker. That person has 3 and a half years' service, however, there is someone in the office who worked for rm for three years and left for a year before returning about a year ago giving him 4 years service in total, albeit in two stints. my question is, who has seniority ?

[DB1100]

As far as I know the one who has 3.5 years unbroken service,I'm pretty sure any break over 6 months puts you at the bottom of the seniority pile.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Broken service, unless its a career break doesn't count, and in that case its frozen for the length of the break. However the previous service does count towards Annual Leave Entitlement.

From the Way Forward Agreement:

6 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. Unpaid leave will count provided there is no break in contract. Service after age 60 will continue to count. However service must be continuous for seniority purposes, with periods prior to any break in contract (due to re-employment, for example) not generally included, unless there are exceptional circumstances applying to particular cases that are agreed at local level.

So the first mentioned postie has the seniority.

[shadowlost]

Thanks for clarifying that.