Civil Service - rejoining and leave.

[BestIsWest]

Any civil service people out there who can answer a question for me?

I'm rejoining the Civil Service after a gap of 20 years. I worked for them for eight years and then got TUPE'd out and have been in the private sector ever since.

I was on the maximum leave then and I'm wondering if my previous service will count towards annual leave or do I have to start on 25 days and work my way up again?

Thanks.

No it will be a new contract and it won't count. Esp not after 20 years!

If you google the civil service management code, and download the word document and go to section 9, you can find it for yourself...but as you are civil service perhaps you can't do that yourself so I did it for you - no need to thank me.

9.2.8 The annual leave allowance for members of the Senior Civil Service is based on the member’s period of continuous employment in the Civil Service, as shown in the table below, subject to any variation granted in accordance with paragraph 9.2.9

Aw, that's disappointing, never mind, it's still more leave than I get now.