So now I am really confused! Does anybody know the logic involved (if there is any) in the dates? My banding date on the old system was October. The only thing I have in common with 1 Apr is that it co-incides with the Financial Year and therefore the annual payrise.
The examples quoted on the 4th and 27th of a month would suggest that there may be reason hidden in there somewhere.
What myself and the other 1 Apr individual have in common is that we had both reached the maximum banding for MACR prior to PAS being introduced, but I am fairly certain that the 1 Jan 05 guys had also. Therefore Oct 03 (my "anniversary") brought nothing, Apr 04 brought PAS and annual payrise, next increment 1 Apr 05. This seems quite logical; what raises the question is why others climbed a band in Jan.