The director reserve wants to amass a skills profile of RDF members.....is what I was told when I questioned why I had to submit a civilian skills form to my unit...
naturally I refused.
If the minister wants skilled tradesmen let him train them. I joined the reserve to get away from my civilian occuptation and not get button holed when we are integrated.
If the army wants skilled people let him pay the going rates Lets face it we owe the department of defence no favours. I give up my annual holidays and train outside of normal working hours at considerable personnal finnacial loss...but its what I do for a hobby so I give my time freely. Now they want me to do a similar role to my day time employment for less money...I don't think so!
The army is being reduced and they want to use the RDF as cheap labour to fill in the gaps.
At no time have the DF compensated me for time lost at my civilian employment and never has any understanding been shown toward the civilian employers who employ reservists. the self employed are at an even greater loss and the have no thanks either.
I feel that RDF members should look deeply into conforming to any further moves toward integration before commiting them selves to what is to be a very precarious temporary employment contract. What are the guarantees toward our future welfare in the event of an injury sustained or even worse a death while serving on secondment. The minister is unlikely to pick up the tab for what is in effect a short term contract.
Yes integration should be phased in and the reserve needs to reorganised but not at the loss of the rights of its members nor the undermining of already serving soldiers etc.
naturally I refused.
If the minister wants skilled tradesmen let him train them. I joined the reserve to get away from my civilian occuptation and not get button holed when we are integrated.
If the army wants skilled people let him pay the going rates Lets face it we owe the department of defence no favours. I give up my annual holidays and train outside of normal working hours at considerable personnal finnacial loss...but its what I do for a hobby so I give my time freely. Now they want me to do a similar role to my day time employment for less money...I don't think so!
The army is being reduced and they want to use the RDF as cheap labour to fill in the gaps.
At no time have the DF compensated me for time lost at my civilian employment and never has any understanding been shown toward the civilian employers who employ reservists. the self employed are at an even greater loss and the have no thanks either.
I feel that RDF members should look deeply into conforming to any further moves toward integration before commiting them selves to what is to be a very precarious temporary employment contract. What are the guarantees toward our future welfare in the event of an injury sustained or even worse a death while serving on secondment. The minister is unlikely to pick up the tab for what is in effect a short term contract.
Yes integration should be phased in and the reserve needs to reorganised but not at the loss of the rights of its members nor the undermining of already serving soldiers etc.
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