Regulation 7 Retraining awards

(1)

An employer shall, subject to—

(a)

fulfilment to the adjudication officer’s satisfaction of the requirement to furnish information or documents under regulation 11(3) below; and

(b)

notification to the adjudication officer no later than 4 weeks after the date on which the reservist resumes employment with him of the employer’s intention to claim a retraining award; and

(c)

the claim being made within the time limit specified in regulation 8(3) below,

be entitled to a retraining award.

(2)

The making of a claim within the time limit specified in paragraph (1)(b) above shall be deemed to be notification under that sub-paragraph.

(3)

For the purposes of these Regulations a “retraining award” means a lump sum payment not exceeding £2,000 of expenditure incurred or to be incurred by an employer in retraining a reservist to regain nationally recognised standards of competence or qualifications required to carry out duties with that employer and which the reservist had immediately before starting a period of relevant service.