UPDATE: In the video I mention the time limit of 6 months, whilst this is what they mention on their FAQs, I have seen emails from viewers saying that the cut off is 5 months. This might be due to having enough time from point of reaching to point of putting the claim in. So if you are going to go down this route, make sure you reach out to them within 5 months of your last SLA charge. Timecodes: 0:00 Intro 0:44 What is the Discrimination claim against the MoD? 1:09 Single Living Accommodation (SLA) Charge Waivers 3:46 Who is affected by this potential discrimination? 4:18 How do you put in a claim? 6:29 How much could you be compensated? 7:03 How much will it cost you? 7:55 The New Accommodation Offer 9:09 Final Thoughts 9:53 Outro
Can I ask where they have said it, can you send the link? I got 6 months from their FAQ section on the website plus from the JSPs I quoted. If they have said 5 months as well, it maybe just to give some buffer room for them to sort the claim out in time for that 6 month time limit.
If eligible and successful then they will attempt to recover SLA costs over your whole career regardless of where you have spent it in terms of postings and regiments.
This is an interesting case and it appears to be based on the provisions of Equality Act 2010. In respect to the marriage/civil partnership element, I am not sure that there is a legal claim here (aside from a moral claim). The Act makes it unlawful to discriminate against someone who is either married or a civil partner (Section 13(4)). It does not appear to extend the same protection to someone who is ‘single’ (ie neither married nor a civil partner). The element on age discrimination is a different element and one that applies only to the Army with their Over 37 package. Whilst age is a protected characteristic and discrimination is generally unlawful, there are a couple of provisions that could affect the case. The Act does permit different treatment based on age if it can be shown that it is ‘a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim’. Section 4 of Schedule 3 of the Act gives an exemption for age (and disability, gender reassignment, and sex) discrimination for ‘anything done for the purpose of ensuring the combat effectiveness of the armed forces.’ So it is not a blanket exemption. So in defending a claim based on age against the Over 37 package, the MOD/Army would need to persuade that court that it was either to achieve a ‘legitimate aim’ and or that it directly ensured the combat effectiveness of the Army (though not, it would appear, the RN, RM, or RAF). That case could be weakened given that the age limit for the Army has been removed in the new provisions. I was always concerned about the approach taken by the Army with the Over 37 package. I have observed it being explained that the Army was rewarding longer service by providing the package. But in reality, they were preventing their soldiers from having something that their colleagues in the other services received much earlier in their careers.
Is this Leith Day case the same as Rift claims, in that it’s possible to claim back travel costs yourself very easily but they charge for doing it for you? Am I able to submit my own service claim and if unsuccessful, then I can hire legal experts?
It does seem that way. I'm not entirely sure of the process of service complaints having never done one myself. I don't know whether going with a legal firm off the bat lends to a better, more likely outcome or not. I personally don't see a reason why you can't do it yourself but I could be wrong and missing something.
UPDATE: In the video I mention the time limit of 6 months, whilst this is what they mention on their FAQs, I have seen emails from viewers saying that the cut off is 5 months. This might be due to having enough time from point of reaching to point of putting the claim in. So if you are going to go down this route, make sure you reach out to them within 5 months of your last SLA charge.
Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
0:44 What is the Discrimination claim against the MoD?
1:09 Single Living Accommodation (SLA) Charge Waivers
3:46 Who is affected by this potential discrimination?
4:18 How do you put in a claim?
6:29 How much could you be compensated?
7:03 How much will it cost you?
7:55 The New Accommodation Offer
9:09 Final Thoughts
9:53 Outro
Your video is so informative, short and sweet. Much appreciated 🥰
Glad it was helpful!
So if it is a mistake can we stop the current payments still coming out of our wages using JSP?
No. A verdict is yet to be decided as to whether or not it's a mistake. That bit will take time and you'll have to still pay your SLA charge.
They say you are entitled to claim if you've paid SLA upto the last 5 months.
Can I ask where they have said it, can you send the link? I got 6 months from their FAQ section on the website plus from the JSPs I quoted. If they have said 5 months as well, it maybe just to give some buffer room for them to sort the claim out in time for that 6 month time limit.
@@thesavvysquaddie They emailed it to me. I can forward it on.
Ageism, people get kicked out from their job 1 min before their 55th birth day, like it or not.
Any recourse for single veterans forced to pay over the age of 37, whilst those married and separated living in got it all for free?
Not that I am aware of I'm afraid
Will this be back dated to all regiments served in or just the current one your at for the attached arms that move about every few years?
If eligible and successful then they will attempt to recover SLA costs over your whole career regardless of where you have spent it in terms of postings and regiments.
This is an interesting case and it appears to be based on the provisions of Equality Act 2010.
In respect to the marriage/civil partnership element, I am not sure that there is a legal claim here (aside from a moral claim). The Act makes it unlawful to discriminate against someone who is either married or a civil partner (Section 13(4)). It does not appear to extend the same protection to someone who is ‘single’ (ie neither married nor a civil partner).
The element on age discrimination is a different element and one that applies only to the Army with their Over 37 package. Whilst age is a protected characteristic and discrimination is generally unlawful, there are a couple of provisions that could affect the case.
The Act does permit different treatment based on age if it can be shown that it is ‘a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim’.
Section 4 of Schedule 3 of the Act gives an exemption for age (and disability, gender reassignment, and sex) discrimination for ‘anything done for the purpose of ensuring the combat effectiveness of the armed forces.’ So it is not a blanket exemption.
So in defending a claim based on age against the Over 37 package, the MOD/Army would need to persuade that court that it was either to achieve a ‘legitimate aim’ and or that it directly ensured the combat effectiveness of the Army (though not, it would appear, the RN, RM, or RAF). That case could be weakened given that the age limit for the Army has been removed in the new provisions.
I was always concerned about the approach taken by the Army with the Over 37 package. I have observed it being explained that the Army was rewarding longer service by providing the package. But in reality, they were preventing their soldiers from having something that their colleagues in the other services received much earlier in their careers.
Thanks for your input.
Is this Leith Day case the same as Rift claims, in that it’s possible to claim back travel costs yourself very easily but they charge for doing it for you? Am I able to submit my own service claim and if unsuccessful, then I can hire legal experts?
It does seem that way. I'm not entirely sure of the process of service complaints having never done one myself. I don't know whether going with a legal firm off the bat lends to a better, more likely outcome or not. I personally don't see a reason why you can't do it yourself but I could be wrong and missing something.