Agency Worker to Employed Staff - Length of Service? and Loyalty Benefits?

[TunX]

Hi all,

My employer offers a loyalty bonus of an additional 5 days annual leave each year after 5 years continued service.

However when I first started, I was employed as an Agency Workers for the first two years (post 2011 Agency Worker Legislation), and so have technically only been a true company employee for 3 years.

My question is, that with the changes that came in to effect for Agency Workers on Oct 1st 2011 - Should the two years I was employed via an agency count towards my 5 years continued service so that I should now benefit from the additonal 5 days leave?

Many thanks in advance.

[Sangie595]

Re: Agency Worker to Employed Staff - Length of Service? and Loyalty Benefits?

No, those two years don't count towards your continuous employment. The agency worker regulations are about entirely didn't circumstances. Sorry but you have another two years to wait.