Jury Service

[Paula3412]

Hi
I am confused can anyone answer?
Im doing Jury service and my school are paying me in full. They want me to claim loss of earnings and pay it to them to compensate towards my wages. Is this legal / correct procedure?

I believe that is how it works, the Gov. pays your salary for jury service but I thought your employer claims it back directly, perhaps you have to fill in some paperwork too

The context is key.
A loss of earnings claim can be made, but on the basis that your employer isn’t paying you (otherwise there’s no loss of earnings)
The form via the link below should be used, but from your description your employer must not pay you in full and subsequently fund that from the claim. They must not pay you and the claim would provide your lost earnings (up to the claimable cap)

https://www.gov.uk/jury-service/how-to-claim-expenses

So as I’ve been paid in full - I can’t claim anything and give it to them?

If it’s still ongoing you can ask at the court office, but the form should have been brought in on the first day