Continous service across LA boundries

[ITWombat]

Is there anything in law which means councils have to respect continuous service at another council. Is it just convention. Can council reset my service based entitlements to zero if there is no agreement with neighbouring authorities?

[russdev]

They have to as it is in the green book. If the council is part of lga then they must follow the green book wait one sec will look for the right part in the book.

 

Russ

[russdev]

Here go:

 

http://www.leicester.gov.uk/EasySite/lib/serveDocument.asp?doc=16303&pgid=24137

 

 

Section 14

 

14. Continuous Service

14.1 For the purposes of entitlements regarding Annual Leave, the

Occupational Sickness Scheme and the Occupational Maternity

Scheme continuous service will include continuous previous

service with any public authority to which the Redundancy

Payments Modification Order (Local Government) 1983 (as

amended) applies.

14.2 Where an employee returns to local government service

following a break for maternity reasons, or reasons concerned

with caring for children or other dependants he or she will be

entitled to have previous service taken into account in respect

of the sickness and maternity schemes provided that the break

in service does not exceed eight years and that no permanent

paid full time employment has intervened. For the purpose of

the calculation of entitlement to annual leave the eight years time limit does not apply provided that no permanent full time

employment has intervened.

 

14.3 Where an employee is transferred to an organisation not

covered by the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of

Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order

1999, continuity of service is protected under the TUPE

Regulations where there is a TUPE transfer. However, if that

employee returns voluntarily to local government service

continuity is broken. Where an employee returns in such

circumstances, without a break between employments, all

previous continuous service will be recognised for the purposes

of calculation of entitlements to annual leave, occupational

maternity leave/pay and occupational sick pay. This is subject to

the return to service being within five years of the original

transfer.

Note: This aggreement applies to all employees who have returned to

local government service since 1st April 1997 however the calculation

of the resulting benefits, such as additional leave, will only take effect

as and from 1st April 2002.

 

[russdev]

Bodies that comes under the act listed above can be found at : -

 

http://www.lge.gov.uk/lge/aio/132428