Seniority after leaving and then coming back.

[patman_post]

Evening folks, chap In our office left for 10 months, then reapplied and came back in. Does he retain his Seniority?

[General Mannerheim]

Nope.
But he could retain his annual leave entitlement.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Seniority - No - broken service does not count.

However, he does keep his holiday entitlement both parts of his service count.

[patman_post]

Cheers chaps! only reason i ask is hes adamant he keeps it (heard from HR fella at induction?), and its getting the backs up of the other part timers waiting to be made up. He's been telling them he'll essentially jump the queue when (IF) any better contracts are handed out.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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.

[skeletonz]

Where's the bit in the agreement about keeping a/l entitlement if you rejoin rm after a few years break,thanks.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

The exact paragraph and section. Sorry no, but the extract says

All periods of service on a temporary or permanent contract (with periods of casual service included only if they run continuously into a temporary or permanent contract), except for those on unpaid leave, SPPR, or with HM Forces exceeding 15 days, will count towards calculating leave due. Previous periods of PO service may be counted for this purpose.

From the Way Forward Agreement.

[skeletonz]

Thanks.Sorry late reply