What are my employment rights?

gizmo111

I started this job on 01 October 2012 and took with me 9 years service with another local authority. I completed my probation period in February. Am I classed as being in first year of employment with no rights or is my service eleswhere counted and I am not in my first year?

Kayalana99

Was it a transfer? promotion?

gizmo111

Kayalana99 wrote: »

Was it a transfer? promotion?

It was a promotion but I had to apply externally and the new local authority then take the previous service and continue it - so I now have 10 years continuous service for counting leave and sick pay etc, but I'm not sure if it means I am in my first year or not?

Jules2012

Check your wage slips and see if you still have the same employee number.

gizmo111

Jules2012 wrote: »

Check your wage slips and see if you still have the same employee number.

Its a different local authority - I wont have the same number.

anamenottaken

You should have written particulars of employment. One of the first items will be the date from which your continuous employment began. Sometimes it will be that your employment began on Z date (in your case this would be when you started the job with your current employer) and continuous employment began on Y date (which may be the same date or the earlier date which includes service prior to joining them).

ohreally

Check your nationally agreed terms of service.

http://www.lge.gov.uk/lge/core/page.do?pageId=129148

browneyedbazzi

You'll be in your first year of employment with the current local authority but your continuous service counts for things like sick leave, maternity/paternity leave and redundancy...some LAs also consider continuous service when calculating annual leave but this varies.

Why are you concerned about it being the first year anyway? Are you aware that rules about dismissal changed and you now need 2 years service with an employer before being able to claim wrongful dismissal?

gizmo111

browneyedbazzi wrote: »

You'll be in your first year of employment with the current local authority but your continuous service counts for things like sick leave, maternity/paternity leave and redundancy...some LAs also consider continuous service when calculating annual leave but this varies.

Why are you concerned about it being the first year anyway? Are you aware that rules about dismissal changed and you now need 2 years service with an employer before being able to claim wrongful dismissal?

No I wasn't aware - but I have never had an employment problem, nor been responsible for recruitment etc so never really kept up with legislation in that area.

gizmo111

anamenottaken wrote: »

You should have written particulars of employment. One of the first items will be the date from which your continuous employment began. Sometimes it will be that your employment began on Z date (in your case this would be when you started the job with your current employer) and continuous employment began on Y date (which may be the same date or the earlier date which includes service prior to joining them).

I haven't got that - I have a contract that I signed when I was offered the job, but no start date.

gizmo111

ohreally wrote: »

Check your nationally agreed terms of service.

http://www.lge.gov.uk/lge/core/page.do?pageId=129148

That link is for employers and won't let me in - can't find the green book anywhere else on google.