Jury service

Unless the rules have changed, your employer has to make up the rest of your salary.nobody is out of pocket. They also pay travel expenses.

The current maximum you can claim per day here in the North East is just under £65 per day but this might vary in different regions???? You need proof of earnings to even get this amount . If you are only required for half of the day the amount is halved too . Which young working mother or father could afford to do this?

I think the maximum you can claim is under £70 a daty total for loss of earnings plus childcare. Which is ridiculous. It's time it was changed. It's the same for court witnesses. No one should lose financially for doing their duty. Although you are called for jury service you may not be required on the day.

I read the case ninathenana and whilst I don’t know the full details I think it was grossly unfair of the courts to expect her husband to take unpaid leave to look after the children and the fine is just plain spiteful . If this happened in my family they would not be able to afford to do it. Not many young working people could .

Yes I also deferred due to having just had an op. They allowed me 3 months to get sorted out.

Yes I defered my jury service as we had already booked a holiday. No problem, I was given another date 2 months later.

Yes, she can defer once. I read today about a lady who did this due to child care issues.
When she tried to defer a second time she was issued with £300 fine. Her husband had to take unpaid leave to care for child.

I’m not 100% sure but I think she could defer once but would be expected to be able to arrange childcare for a second date