You can claim financial assistance to cover :
¤ The cost of a temporary replacement if it ’ s more than the reservist ’ s salary ( up to £ 110 a day )
¤ Advertising costs and agency fees for finding a replacement
¤ A period of handover and takeover ( 5 days before and after mobilisation )
¤ 75 % of the cost of specialist clothing for the replacement ( up to £ 300 )
¤ Training costs for the replacement ( up to £ 2,000 )
¤ Overtime , if other employees cover the work
¤ Training the reservist needs to carry on their job when they return Extra support for small and medium-sized businesses
You can claim £ 500 a month in addition to the costs of replacing and retraining the reservist unless both of the following apply :
¤ Your annual turnover was more than £ 25.9 million in the 12 months before the reservist was called up
¤ You had more than 250 employees or partners on the date of mobilisation These are known as employer incentive payments . What you cannot claim for :
¤ Loss of profits , turnover or goodwill
¤ Your reservist ’ s salary or pension contributions if you keep paying them
For full details please see : www . gov . uk / government / groups / defence-relationship-management
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