You Must Advise Your Line Manager When You Receive a Summons for Jury Duty and Will Be

COURT ATTENDANCE
JURY DUTY

You must advise your line manager when you receive a summons for jury duty and will be granted special leave with pay to attend (unless exemption of attendance is secured e.g. for medical, occupation or other special reasons).

Under the Juror Allowance Regulations, you must claim loss of earnings from the Court and reimburse the council for any such allowance received.

JUROR’S CITATION

The Court will give you a Juror’s Citation to claim expenses. The citation must be submitted to HR Operations for completion before attending Court. The completed citation will be returned to you together with a Court Attendance Loss of Earnings form for you to submit to the Court, you must claim this from the Court in order to reimburse the Council. You will also receive a Court Expenses form for your line manager to complete on your return to work.

WITNESS

Employees called as a witness by the Council, will be regarded as being on authorised council business.

Witness for Defence

Employees called as a witness by persons other than the Council, the absence will be treated as unpaid leave. Loss of earnings is recoverable from those issuing the citation to attend as a witness.

Witness for Prosecution

Employees who receive a summons, as a witness for the prosecution, will be granted special leave with pay to attend (unless exemption of attendance is secured).

You must claim loss of earnings from the Court and reimburse the council for any such allowance received.

LOSS OF EARNINGS

The Court requires you to submit both your Citation and a completed Court Attendance Loss of Earnings form from the Council.

On your return to work youmust ask your line manager to complete and submit your CourtExpenses form to HR Operations. Failure to return this form will result in loss of pay.

COURT EXPENSES

Name (PRINT):

Place of Work:

Employee Number:

Date(s) attending court

Amount reimbursed by court (excluding travel expenses)

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£

Manager’s Authorisation

Name (PRINT):

Designation:

Signature:

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Date:

Completed formANDWeekly Absence return for that period, to be returned to:
HR Operations, Civic Centre, Howden South Road, Livingston EH54 6FF.

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