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2007 News & updates

  • Council tax relief
    22/11/2007

    Armed Forces personnel deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan will benefit from a tax-free rebate on the cost of council tax in new measures announced by Defence Secretary Des Browne.
  • Helping to inform Reservists on employer matters
    01/08/2007

    Research, and our experience, consistently shows that the better informed an employer is about the benefits, rights and obligations associated with employing a Reservist, the more likely he or she is to be supportive.
  • New Service Life Insurance scheme
    08/05/2007

    A new Service Life Insurance (SLI) product designed specifically for Service personnel was launched this month by the Armed Forces Minister, Adam Ingram.
  • New rules on driver's hours
    11/03/2007

    A new European Union Regulation on drivers' hours, effective 11 April 2007, will impact upon certain members of the Volunteer Reserve Forces who are drivers in their civilian employment.