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If someone joins the reserve forces will his or her employer be informed? Is an employer obliged to grant additional leave for reserve forces training? Can an employer refuse to let a member of the reserve forces who has been called out go? Is an employer required to re-employ a member of the reserve forces after his or her absence? Is an employer required to pay a member of the reserve forces during any period of military service?
If an employee's mobilisation results in increased costs to the employer various amounts are payable by the Ministry of Defence (up to specified limits). These are: an administration expense; a lump sum payment to cover recruitment and training of a replacement; and any additional recurring costs such as agency fees and staff overtime (minus the salary that would ordinarily have been paid to the employee).
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