AAC flying pay error/recovery plans?
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AAC flying pay error/recovery plans?
Seeing as this is a rumour network (and I don't live the the UK anymore)
Is there any news of the rumour that circa 160 AAC aircrew have been overpaid FP since 2008 when things were aligned?
It appears that not all the dots and crosses were completed....or some other excuse....and there is a VERY significant amount of money owed.
Anyone received a letter or notification?
To be honest......I'm not surprised!
Just waiting for an attempt to recover any money..........
Is there any news of the rumour that circa 160 AAC aircrew have been overpaid FP since 2008 when things were aligned?
It appears that not all the dots and crosses were completed....or some other excuse....and there is a VERY significant amount of money owed.
Anyone received a letter or notification?
To be honest......I'm not surprised!
Just waiting for an attempt to recover any money..........
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Two old threads on this:
http://www.pprune.org/military-aircr...les-again.html
and
http://www.pprune.org/military-aircr...disparity.html
Are they related to your question?
http://www.pprune.org/military-aircr...les-again.html
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http://www.pprune.org/military-aircr...disparity.html
Are they related to your question?
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When you consider that ralphmalph posted the second to last comment on the first thread you link to, and was the originator of the second thread you link to, one would like to think he was already aware of them!
When you consider that ralphmalph posted the second to last comment on the first thread you link to, and was the originator of the second thread you link to, one would like to think he was already aware of them!
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Or is there more to the silence on this one than meets the eye. I wonder what would happen if those affected have found another place to plan their response while their team lawyers get up to speed?.....
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A dignified silence
General feeling is this one is best kept off line for now. I'm sure people are chatting about it, perhaps just not in the public domain for obvious reasons.
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So given the fact that this has reared it's head again.....and the AAC appear to be doing nothing to help their "spin"
The great shame is that many people are happy to talk but not act.......
The recovery action is going back years......years.....against people who where paid money in good faith by the system.....
Disgusting.
What covenant?
The great shame is that many people are happy to talk but not act.......
The recovery action is going back years......years.....against people who where paid money in good faith by the system.....
Disgusting.
What covenant?
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Disgusting.
What covenant
What covenant
For most of the Armed Forces Community, the
Covenant is about removing disadvantage so
that you get the same outcome as the civilian
community. Its not about getting special
treatment that ordinary citizens wouldnt
receive, or getting a better result.
Covenant is about removing disadvantage so
that you get the same outcome as the civilian
community. Its not about getting special
treatment that ordinary citizens wouldnt
receive, or getting a better result.
https://www.gov.uk/the-armed-forces-covenant
I suggest that rather than using the covenant as some miraculous multi faceted get out clause, in this case as an excuse to keep money that you possibly weren't entitled to, you read what it is really about and stop devaluing it.
Introduction to your Pay Statement
101: If you have a problem with a pay issue, talk to your Paymaster
102: Don't go spending any money that you think may have been overpaid.
103: If you think you have been overpaid, tuck that money away somewhere just incase.
104: Communicate by recordable means. This makes your case stronger, when they ask for it back. (ref 101)
Here's one from 2006;
http://www.pprune.org/military-aircr...ble-ahead.html
7 years of warning of possible over payment!!!
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Silsoe,
I agree with the cut and thrust of your post. The problem is that at the time, people believed that they were receiving correct FP.
There are some who know that the spirit of the FP system was played in their instance....I'm not talking about that.
What if you took money that you believed to be correct, transferred to another arm and continued on flying pay based upon that assumption.....then ten years later the MOD asked you to cough up?
The real deal IMHO is this is a crude manning lever to dissuade people from leaving. It might not be what it looks like from outside....but thats what it appears looking out!
It is recognised that this is down to "interpretation" of a few individuals (Not consecutive post holders) and therefore is sticky ground.
The Covenant.
I understand the spirit of the covenant completely.
I want to be paid correctly....without the JPA transition/Glasgow circus. And when I received money in good faith.....on a scheme detailed on letter headed paper from HQ AAC....what more should I believe. Correspondence has been recorded...but appears to count for nothing.
This is not about overpayment in all cases......in some its about underpayment over years.
7 years. YES, Seven years to resolve a dispute over pay. I think if we were dealing about a blue chip company.....they would have been in court by now.
Meanwhile people deal with overstretch and underfunding on a massive scale....a war in Afghanistan that exhausts people, and spits them out. Service personnel have been doing their part of the bargain by executing the plan.
And you wonder why people feel aggrieved.
Please don't lecture me about the covenant.
I agree with the cut and thrust of your post. The problem is that at the time, people believed that they were receiving correct FP.
There are some who know that the spirit of the FP system was played in their instance....I'm not talking about that.
What if you took money that you believed to be correct, transferred to another arm and continued on flying pay based upon that assumption.....then ten years later the MOD asked you to cough up?
The real deal IMHO is this is a crude manning lever to dissuade people from leaving. It might not be what it looks like from outside....but thats what it appears looking out!
It is recognised that this is down to "interpretation" of a few individuals (Not consecutive post holders) and therefore is sticky ground.
The Covenant.
I understand the spirit of the covenant completely.
I want to be paid correctly....without the JPA transition/Glasgow circus. And when I received money in good faith.....on a scheme detailed on letter headed paper from HQ AAC....what more should I believe. Correspondence has been recorded...but appears to count for nothing.
This is not about overpayment in all cases......in some its about underpayment over years.
7 years. YES, Seven years to resolve a dispute over pay. I think if we were dealing about a blue chip company.....they would have been in court by now.
Meanwhile people deal with overstretch and underfunding on a massive scale....a war in Afghanistan that exhausts people, and spits them out. Service personnel have been doing their part of the bargain by executing the plan.
And you wonder why people feel aggrieved.
Please don't lecture me about the covenant.
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On a AFPS05 pension my flying pay is directly linked to my pension.
It is reasonable to expect to understand the pension you will receive over halfway through your service.
Assuming a 3-4 year training throughput for officers---I am right on the cusp of being able to attain third tour FP before my pension point.
Tenuous yes....but when there is confusion....it effects my pension.
It is reasonable to expect to understand the pension you will receive over halfway through your service.
Assuming a 3-4 year training throughput for officers---I am right on the cusp of being able to attain third tour FP before my pension point.
Tenuous yes....but when there is confusion....it effects my pension.
General feeling is this one is best kept off line for now. I'm sure people are chatting about it, perhaps just not in the public domain for obvious reasons.
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Gentlemen,
Apologies, I fired off the last post in a rush.
If I was to serve beyond my 16 year point on PA spine....then it would have an impact on the increment I went in at....and that I could reach for my pension....
Ralph
Apologies, I fired off the last post in a rush.
If I was to serve beyond my 16 year point on PA spine....then it would have an impact on the increment I went in at....and that I could reach for my pension....
Ralph
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On a AFPS05 pension my flying pay is directly linked to my pension.
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Basic pay including the X factor but excluding
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allowances, bonuses, financial retention incentives,
loan service pay and any form of specialist pay.
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Silsoe...
I thought a man of your advanced age would have know who ralphmalph was?
;-)
As I said in my last post......I flashed and posted half a story....I meant PA spine.
So in a roundabout way....it kind of is.
I thought a man of your advanced age would have know who ralphmalph was?
;-)
As I said in my last post......I flashed and posted half a story....I meant PA spine.
So in a roundabout way....it kind of is.
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Although the monetary clawback only goes back to 2007 (JPA/Legal apparently) the calculation in order to get to that point goes back further.
Q. If somebody declined their OTT for 05 pension because of a false/incorrect financial forecast (ie the calculation had an incorrect pay amount) then can they challenge their own decision (based on a duff forecast) and transfer to AFPS 05 should they choose to?
Q. If somebody declined their OTT for 05 pension because of a false/incorrect financial forecast (ie the calculation had an incorrect pay amount) then can they challenge their own decision (based on a duff forecast) and transfer to AFPS 05 should they choose to?
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Scotch Bonnett,
The "claw back" goes further than that....I know of one individual who left the AAC in 2005 for service in another arm, who is being looked at, not only by the AAC.....but for the knock on overpayment from his present service.
I think that you would need that statement in writing and dated before you could begin to use that.
I imagine you would have had to have formally expressed your thoughts on paper (how many of us do) to claim retrospectively.......or we could all do it!
The "claw back" goes further than that....I know of one individual who left the AAC in 2005 for service in another arm, who is being looked at, not only by the AAC.....but for the knock on overpayment from his present service.
I think that you would need that statement in writing and dated before you could begin to use that.
I imagine you would have had to have formally expressed your thoughts on paper (how many of us do) to claim retrospectively.......or we could all do it!
So are you saying that some individuals changed cap badges, went to to non-flying roles and continued to be paid flying pay? Even in the RAF it's understood that a remuster to another branch, such as Flt Ops, will mean a stop of flying pay.
I would love to see the letter from HQ AAC. Any chance of re-submitting it here, with the necessary redactions?
I would love to see the letter from HQ AAC. Any chance of re-submitting it here, with the necessary redactions?
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