temporary worker,any chance of permanant

[bandit650]

the legal side is that an employer can keep you waiting up to 4 years before the employer must give you a permanent contract.If u are made redundant by royal mail after 2 years then you are entitled to the same terms under mtsf.There is a clause in mtsf which states that the union should be trying to get a temporary or fixed term contact person made up after the 2 years has elapsed but this is not part of any legal requirement.It should be good practice by your local union rep

As a union Rep i as have others tried on all sides to get Royal Mail to do the right thing by Temp Staff, under the Way Forward it says that we should advertise all duty's that become vacant so as to give all staff the opportunity to gain a duty maybe to add another string to their bow, we have asked for staff that have been employed on very silly hours to be given the chance to pick up a duty,they have said no we have to hold onto vacancies for staff where Mail Centers are closing or where other things are going to happen,we have now got to consult an employment solicitor as they have employed staff above those who have been here for more than 3 years and not given others the same opportunity.We do try to do best practice but we are not Wizards so have limited powers!