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Relief/agency work

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phantom fox
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Relief/agency work

Post by phantom fox »

Hi, I've a question regarding relief/agency work.
Do postal workers covering holidays, sickness etc. just cover one or local areas or can they be asked to cover areas further away/in other counties?
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Relief/agency work

Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

Depends on their contracts.

You get office reserves who cover sickness and absence in their office, and you get a few Cluster Reserves who cover a geographical area of offices.


However, ALL posties have it in their contract that they may be required to work in other offices.

Casuals - go where they are needed, as there is no contract between them and RM, just between their employer and RM, they can be sent anywhere.
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