Hello I’d appreciate if anyone can help me on this one or anyone been in the same circumstance.
I’m a self employed Plant operator on building sites and paid an hourly rate. Last year I was mobilised on operations. As I didn’t have my tax return sorted at the time I was on a regular soldiers income which I was happy with. However my last day of service was end of August 18 then went back to my civilian job. I have decided to do another tour and have completed my tax return to take to MTMC Chilwell. From April to September my income was made up from my army wage, and the rest of the year my self employed wage.
Chilwell have e mailed me to say they will not take into account my army wage when calculating my reservist award for the upcoming mobilisation. They will just pay me my self employed income which I made when I returned which is 6 months worth and is less than a regular soldiers wage.
Can they do this? If I wasn’t deployed I would have been earning a civilian income for the whole year which they would have to match.
Any help would be appreciated.
I’m a self employed Plant operator on building sites and paid an hourly rate. Last year I was mobilised on operations. As I didn’t have my tax return sorted at the time I was on a regular soldiers income which I was happy with. However my last day of service was end of August 18 then went back to my civilian job. I have decided to do another tour and have completed my tax return to take to MTMC Chilwell. From April to September my income was made up from my army wage, and the rest of the year my self employed wage.
Chilwell have e mailed me to say they will not take into account my army wage when calculating my reservist award for the upcoming mobilisation. They will just pay me my self employed income which I made when I returned which is 6 months worth and is less than a regular soldiers wage.
Can they do this? If I wasn’t deployed I would have been earning a civilian income for the whole year which they would have to match.
Any help would be appreciated.