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• Employing Reservists
• Training commitment
• Your rights
• A Reservist's responsibilities
• Employer Notification
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• The legal aspects
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Employer Notification

Employer Notification (EN) is an automatic system whereby the Commanding Officer of a Reservist's Unit should write directly to you, their employer, on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MOD).

• What Employer Notification is
• Why Employer Notification was introduced
• Contracts of employment and membership of the Volunteer Reserve Forces

What Employer Notification is

Anyone who joins the Volunteer Reserve Forces (VRF) or seeks to renew their commitment (re-engage) must give permission for the MOD to contact their employer directly. This procedure, known as Employer Notification, has been in place since 1 April 2004.

Those Reservists who joined before 1 April 2004 are also strongly encouraged to give their permission for the MOD to contact their employer even before they are required to do so when they renew their commitment to the VRF (re-engage).

Why Employer Notification was introduced

EN is designed to encourage an open, honest relationship between a Reservist and their employer. This should help to minimise possible problems if a Reservist seeks leave for training or in the rare event of compulsory mobilisation.

The MOD asks Reservists to make their employer aware of SaBRE and the support available to them.

Contracts of employment and membership of the Volunteer Reserve Forces

It may even be a condition of a Reservist's civilian employment that they tell their employer if they have a second or part-time job (which is how Reserve Forces membership may be viewed). In such cases, Reservists must tell their employers or they may be breaking the terms of their contract of employment.

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