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Jury Duty
jackie_w
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Hi
My husband has today received a letter saying he has to attend Jury duty in a few weeks. He has read through the forms which state he will be able to claim back loss of earnings up to £62 or thereabouts per day.
my husband earns more than this and we can't afford to lose the loss in wages especially coming up to Christmas and I am on redundancy notice.
Is there anything we can do to delay this? We know he has to do this service at some point but the timing at the moment isn't great.
My husband has today received a letter saying he has to attend Jury duty in a few weeks. He has read through the forms which state he will be able to claim back loss of earnings up to £62 or thereabouts per day.
my husband earns more than this and we can't afford to lose the loss in wages especially coming up to Christmas and I am on redundancy notice.
Is there anything we can do to delay this? We know he has to do this service at some point but the timing at the moment isn't great.
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some companies will pay during jury service, but basically you have to do it, like it or not, its an integral part of the legal system, and depends on all of us doing our bitGetting fit for 2013 - Starting weight 10.1.13 88.1kg
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It is possible to defer. See here:
http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/other/9780108508400/9780108508400.pdf"Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?" (Douglas Adams)0 -
Getting fit for 2013 - Starting weight 10.1.13 88.1kg
Weight 27.3.13 79.1kg weight 2.4.13 79.9kg Weight 24.4.13 77.8kg. 4.6.13 76kg
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Thank you for replies.
My husband will contact the court on Monday to explain the situation. If he does have to attend it could create financial difficulties for us.0 -
The company I used to work for would make up the difference between what our pay was and the max that the courts would pay, so it might be worth checking his contract of employment or speaking to his employers. (Jury service was specifically mentioned in our contract)0
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It seems that just about everyone who is called for jury service doesn't want to do it whereas I would love to do it and have never been called."If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair0
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You can defer it, but only once.This is an open forum, anyone can post and I just did !0
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Do you live near to the court?
Our court for jury service would take approx. 1hr to get to on public transport. For this reason I have been excused.0 -
In the letter your husband received there is a deferal form with information.
You can defer once only.0
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