Here is an update from the .Gov website dated 20 May 13:
The New Employment Model for service personnel
The New Employment Model (NEM) signifies the government’s commitment to provide a modernised terms and conditions of service ‘offer’. It will be designed to meet the expectations of a generation that has yet to join, but will be designed in a way that continues to support and motivate existing Service personnel. It will, necessarily, be a long-term, incremental change programme. Although not part of the NEM, the Future Armed Forces Pension Scheme is linked to its development.
When the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) was published in October 2010, the Government made a commitment in respect of Service personnel to:
- ensure that service in the Armed Forces remains an attractive choice in a rapidly evolving employment market
- better balance the demands placed on our people and their families, providing greater domestic stability while continuing to support mobility where this is essential to defence requirements
We have completed Stage I (Concept Development) of the NEM programme and the concept has been approved by the Defence Board. We have now started the second stage, which involves designing the policy in detail. This stage will continue until April 2014.
We will start to introduce the new employment model by no later than April 2015, although it may be possible to introduce certain components beforehand. Full implementation is not expected before 2020.
The bit in
bold is the only bit I didn't know.
LJ
PS link is
https://www.gov.uk/government/polici...vice-personnel