Sorry this is going to be a bit of a boring tale - but I really need some advice !
I was a civil servant for 11 yrs before going on mat leave - at the end of my mat leave I stupidly resigned (long story but to work for a friends new business which failed) - so after 9 months or so I approached my department about returning ? They said there were no jobs but they had a few projects they could do with some help on. Well - for the last 4 yrs I have been working at home on what they call a "short notice appointment" basis - basically I fill in timesheets to claim my pay and there is only a weeks commitment required from either party. I have been quite busy - but the projects are the dull ones that no one else wants to do and of course I am totally out of the loop !
So - about 2 yrs ago my boss advised me to formally request reinsstatement - and said that as soon as a post came up at my grade I would be first to be considered - and that they would have to reinstate me before promoting someone else unless they could prove that I did not have the skills for the post. I did this and was assured that I would be first in line ! I was also told I could apply for jobs at grades immediately above and below mine. That boss has now retired !
Well - up till a few months ago there had been no posts at my grade - then I discovered last week that the man (not seen as a rising star ! whereas I was !) who took over from me has been promoted to a post at the next grade - which was not even advertised ! Had it been I would of course have applied ! AND - that leaves a gap at my grade - in fact my old job - and they have given someone else temporary promotion to it ! I have e-mailed HR to ask when that job will be advertised.
So - my question is really - do I have ANY rights ?
This is really irritating me now - these people paid for my MBA and I have excellent reports from my 11 yrs service - yet they seem to have written all this off ! I feel like they don't want me to come back. Of course I am an outsider now - out of the office for 5yrs - and I totally agree with promoting from within - BUT they made an investment in me and me in them - so I feel they are being pretty silly really ! But I can't make them give me a job !!
All advice gratefully received !
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Scatterbrain · 12/08/2005 10:40
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