LTB 084/20 – Post Office: Collective Agreement – Career Break Policy

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LTB 084/20 – Post Office: Collective Agreement – Career Break Policy
No. 084/2020

18th February 2020

Dear Colleagues

POST OFFICE: COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT – CAREER BREAK POLICY

I would like to advise Branches the Postal Executive has today unanimously endorsed a Collective Agreement for a new Career Break Policy. The National Agreement, which is attached, is being introduced from 24th February.

The Career Break Policy:

 Outlines eligibility and principles
 Explains the process from request to returning
 Gives clarity to the conditions while on a career break
The new agreement includes a number of key improvements to the previous agreement:

Removed the disqualification of anyone with a current overpayment from applying by replacing it with employees being eligible if they settle any monies owed before the break commences (Section 2)

Employees are no longer expected to come in and work for a number of days every year they have off

Included a discretionary clause for eligibility so that those with poor attendance and ill health will not be automatically disqualified
The career break is a maximum of two years with the ability to apply for an extension in exceptional cases (Section 4)


Removed the inability of employees on a Career Break being able to undertake other work (Section 4). This enables those on further education to take part-time work to support their studies
A robust appeal process has been put in place (Section 7).

In closing, I would like to thank Lynn Simpson, Postal Executive member, who was instrumental in bringing this negotiation to a successful conclusion.

Yours sincerely

Andy Furey
Assistant Secretary

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