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Hi, Does anyone know what NWR's policy on bereavement leave is please, assuming there is one? Had a look but all I could find was stuff relevant to maternity/paternity pay etc. Thanks

No worries. All I would say is the job is absolutely worth the wait, so whilst I appreciate that for different people personal circumstances may dictate they have to grab something which comes along sooner, if you've the means to hold out I'd fully recommend doing so :-). All the best!

Personally it was: May '17 - Applied (went through all the tests etc within a fortnight then radio silence until...), Sep '17 - Invited to interview Oct '17 - Interview and got the thumbs up a few days later Feb '18 - First day on the job Vis a vis your 3 month wait isn't too unusual matey...

Ah amazing; many thanks to you all for the extremely helpful replies. Very much appreciated! I'd forgotten about the zone 6 boundary thingy so as suggested will just get myself a a return to Marlow from there and the better half one from Paddington. Cheers!

Hello all, through my employer I get an annual 'Gold Record Card' Oyster Zones 1-6. I recently learned that apparently this should enable me to 1/3 off the price of tickets for train travel outside of London, for both myself and up to 3 adults travelling with me. Does anyone know if this is...

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Ditto GingerRH.

Thanks Godfrey, a nice articulate reply to a question that could easily have rubbed someone up the wrong way :-) I suppose where I'm new I still have my 'commuter' hat on sometimes, namely I remember the countless cold mornings I've stood waiting for trains that never showed up as people I saw...

Just out of curiosity why is that? I don't have any great political leanings but, maybe this sounds selfish, reckon I've landed a very well recompensed job with great perks and working conditions and so my first thought would be to carry on working as normal regardless of stike actions. I'm not...

(With the same for any applicable location based payments eg London allowances)

If memory serves it was 3.2%

Just out of curiosity, what happens if they absolutely can't see eye to eye? Is it the case that eventually someone would have to give an inch or....? Is there precedent for this happening? (Only joined in Feb of last year so this is my first exposure to the negotiations).

Ah many thanks all for the advice! PM'ing you now Nom :-)

Morning all, Does anyone know how the payment is calculated for when you take annual leave and get an extra bump as technically you were unable to work OT while away? This will be my first year of getting it (only been passed out for 9 months) so was just going to try and do a few sums to give...

Ah that's very helpful. Will check it out now. Many thanks!