Military service/reservists

New and updated

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Time off work

  Updated to reflect that the Carer's Leave Act and the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 have received Royal Assent.

• Date:

  12 July 2022

  Type:

  Case studies

  How Metro Bank supports the armed forces and looks to recruit ex-military personnel

  Metro Bank speaks to XpertHR about the work it has done since signing the Armed Forces Covenant, in particular in supporting ex-service personnel into work.

• Type:

  Interactive flowcharts

  Reserve forces: Managing a reservist's mobilisation

  Use this reserve forces flowchart to manage the legal and practical issues that arise when you receive a call-out notice notifying you that one of your employees has been mobilised for a period of full-time military service.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Employing reservists policy

  A model policy setting out the organisation's support for employees who are reservists.

• Type:

  How to

  How to respond when members of the reserve forces are called out for military service

  Updated to include information on Hawkes v Ausin Group (UK) Ltd, in which a dismissal connected to membership of the reserve forces was found to be fair.

• Type:

  FAQs

  Does an employee who is a reservist continue to accrue annual leave while they are on military service?

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Reserve forces - requirements for financial assistance claim

  A table summarising the requirements for a financial assistance claim.

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Reserve forces - awards to employers

  A table summarising the financial assistance available to employers that suffer financial loss as a result of the mobilisation of reservists.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What financial assistance can an employer claim from the Ministry of Defence when one of its employees is mobilised?

• Type:

  FAQs

  What is the prescribed period in relation to a reservist who is reinstated after demobilisation?