A retired Army Reservist is fighting on behalf of thousands of Military Reservists to establish their right to a pension from the MOD. Join our campaign and help us win this landmark case. This will impact thousands of veterans and their families.
Charles Milroy, a reservist with 37 years service, recently won an Employment Tribunal case against the Ministry of Defence where he pursued his right to claim a pension and a fair daily rate of pay for his Territorial Army service prior to 2015. The Judgment, published last month, opened as follows:
“The unanimous judgment of the Employment Tribunal is that by (i) denying the claimant access to the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 1975 and successor schemes and (ii) using a divisor of 365.25 to calculate the claimant’s daily rate of pay, the claimant was treated less favourably as a part-time worker than the respondent treated a comparable full-time worker in terms of the Part Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000.”
This judgement may mean that all Reservists, of all ranks, both serving and retired, may now claim backdated pension and equal pay for their service
The MoD have lodged an appeal to this judgment and this will go to an Employment Appeals Tribunal, probably in the first part of next year. So far the majority of Charles' costs have been covered by insurance, with his personal contribution being in excess of £11,000. However, to contest this appeal he needs financial support to the tune of £25,000 which includes outstanding legal fees and Charles' contribution. Parties in Employment Tribunals have to bear their own costs win or lose.
Charles has been involved in a “David Vs Goliath” struggle against a large government department for over 4 years. He needs your support now to ensure the case “gets over the line” and gains justice for our Reservists. Please donate now to support this important case.
To read the full judgment from the Employment Tribunal please go to the link below:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66b9e95cfc8e12ac3edb0dbe/C_Milroy_v_Ministry_of_Defence_-_4103202.2020_-_Judgment.pdf