Regulation 3 Reservist’s award

(1)

A reservist performing relevant service shall, subject to fulfilment to an adjudication officer’s satisfaction of the requirement to furnish information or documentation under paragraph (1) of regulation 11, be entitled to claim a reservist’s award in respect of the relevant period.

(2)

For the purposes of these Regulations the amount of a reservist’s award shall (subject to the cap) be—

(a)

the relevant earnings of the reservist plus the daily cost of providing any benefits within paragraphs (3) or (4);

(b)

less the daily rate of his current service pay and any continuing earnings from his employer.

(3)

In paragraph (2) the daily cost of providing any benefits within this paragraph means the average daily cost that an adjudication officer is satisfied the reservist will incur in making—

(a)

payments for health or medical insurance available for the benefit of the reservist, his spouse or partner or any dependants where—

(i)

that insurance was immediately before the relevant date paid for by the employer; and

(ii)

the employer has ceased or will cease to pay for such a benefit as a result of the relevant service of the reservist;

(b)

payments for life insurance in respect of the reservist where—

(i)

that insurance was immediately before the relevant date paid for by the employer; and

(ii)

the employer has ceased or will cease to pay for such a benefit as a result of the relevant service of the reservist;

(c)

any additional payments for the accommodation of the reservist, his spouse or partner or any dependants where—

(i)

such accommodation was immediately before the relevant date paid for in whole or in part by the employer; and

(ii)

the employer has ceased or will cease to make such payments as a result of the relevant service of the reservist;

(d)

any additional payments for the educational fees for any dependent child where—

(i)

such fees were immediately before the relevant date paid for in whole or in part by the employer; and

(ii)

the employer has ceased or will cease to pay such fees as a result of the relevant service of the reservist;

(e)

payments made by the reservist in respect of such other benefits that the reservist received from the employer where—

(i)

such a benefit was immediately before the relevant date paid for by the employer; and

(ii)

the employer has ceased or will cease to pay for such a benefit as a result of the relevant service of the reservist.

(4)

In paragraph (2) the daily cost of providing certain benefits within this paragraph shall mean, where immediately before the relevant date the reservist had a company car, and—

(i)

that company car will no longer be at the disposal of the reservist’s spouse or partner or any dependants as a result of the relevant service of the reservist; and

(ii)

no other car is available to the reservist’s spouse or partner or any dependants for their use,

an amount of £10.70 per day;

(5)

For the purposes of this regulation the cap is—

(a)

in the case of a reservist who is an accredited medical consultant and whose relevant service is with the Defence Medical Services as a medical consultant, £822 per day;

(b)

in the case of any other reservist, £548 per day;

less his current service pay.

(6)

The reservist’s award shall be calculated as a daily rate and shall be paid monthly in arrears to the reservist on the last working day of every calendar month. The amount payable each month shall be the daily rate awarded multiplied by the numbers of days in the calendar month on which the reservist performed relevant service.