What constitutes gap of more than 1 calendar week?

[CoolHands]

for continuous service for local government? I've read various things but I just don't totally understand it myself

eg I believe the case is:

"Any gap in service between two employments of more than a calendar week, i.e. running from Sunday to Saturday, would constitute a break with loss of continuity. "

I am changing jobs and employer (currently work for 1 school, am going to another). My question is, if I finish employment with 1st employer on a Friday, take the next week off (between employers) and start new job on the Monday, have I broken my continuous service according to whatever '1 calendar week' means??!!

I don't want to break my continuous service record.

thanks for anyone that can clarify. I just don't understand what it means to me.

[KAgantua]

wtf?

[CoolHands]

If I have a Monday to Friday gap between 2 local government employers, (ie old job and new job) does that create a break in my continuous service

[QuartzDad]

IANAL.

Taking a week off between jobs would represent a break in continuity.

[CoolHands]

yeah. I'm thinking if you finished a job on (say) a Monday and started new one on (say) Wednesday, then that is ok ie does not constitute a break as you start new job within 1 calendar week.

If I did what I'm wanting to do then I agree, it looks like that would be more than a calendar week break between the 2 jobs. That's annoying, I want a flipping break!

[The Moose]

CoolHands said:

If I have a Monday to Friday gap between 2 local government employers, (ie old job and new job) does that create a break in my continuous service

Can you not finish the old job on the Sunday and start the new one on the Saturday or similar?

[xx99xx]

Can't you finish and start within a week but use annual leave to have a break before actually turning up for work at new job?

[Vaud]

You could explain to them what you want and either take paid leave or an immediate period of unpaid leave?