JPA - What will it do for you?
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All JPA does for me is to ensure that the officers who work for me and with me spend all day trying to sort their claims and find out if they're being paid. Even the most selfless gets wrapped up in trying to input information. The end result is that work they should be doing gets puts aside whilst they worry about something that used to be looked after my people trained in such matters.
High tech isn't always the right solution.
High tech isn't always the right solution.
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Southside has been very quiet on this thread since his initial banterings!!I wonder if like many others he has not been paid flying pay this month or maybe he is just sat in front of a mchine still trying to sort out his claims.
I STILL dont even have a machine that I can even log onto JPA and even attempt to change my details or claim for expenses!!
I STILL dont even have a machine that I can even log onto JPA and even attempt to change my details or claim for expenses!!
Join Date: Oct 2005
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I must be one of a (very?) small minority. I received a hard copy of my pay statement before pay day, which is unusual. The numbers on it were correct. On the due date, the money was in the correct bank account. Earlier this week I accessed the expenses pages and claimed for the cost of buying a visa in another country (to get me home on a duty journey; please don't ask why I needed one to get out of the place) and JPA did the currency conversion for me. I also claimed the cost of a lunch in the UK during a coach journey. I have since received 2 correct BACS credits from JPA on my account.
Do you think I should complain for being treated differently to everyone else?
Do you think I should complain for being treated differently to everyone else?
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Hats off to you Kev.
I presume that there are others like you (going to the cocktail party I presume). BTW are you invited.
I hope JPA types can check your details to ascertain how to get it right!!
I presume that there are others like you (going to the cocktail party I presume). BTW are you invited.
I hope JPA types can check your details to ascertain how to get it right!!
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I didn't do anything different to anyone else that I know of. Just lucky, I guess. Based on the principle of "rubbish in, rubbish out" I'd like to thank the unknown individual(s) who maintained concentration on my personal details when transferring the data from SAMA and did not put rubbish in. I know it would have appeared to be a thankless task at the time but here's one belated vote of thanks anyway.
I hope we all recognise the hard work put in by the young men and women who spent 2 or 3 days in March (I believe) loading up the data. Doubtless there were mistakes, but entering 40,000+ personal records was always going to be a mind-numbing task at best.
I hope we all recognise the hard work put in by the young men and women who spent 2 or 3 days in March (I believe) loading up the data. Doubtless there were mistakes, but entering 40,000+ personal records was always going to be a mind-numbing task at best.
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What annoys me about JPA is that they've taken away all the PSF staff I used to rely on for some help.
Who actually knows what they can claim for now? I've been on a handful of lunchstops and a couple of brief nightstops over the last few weeks. Am I entitled to anything? PSF is shut due to a lack of staff and JPAC rarely answer the phone; and if they do, they have no idea what I'm entitled to....
Who actually knows what they can claim for now? I've been on a handful of lunchstops and a couple of brief nightstops over the last few weeks. Am I entitled to anything? PSF is shut due to a lack of staff and JPAC rarely answer the phone; and if they do, they have no idea what I'm entitled to....
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downsizer, unless something has changed to the benefit of servicemen (an unlikely proposition, I know) your first move in to FQs is at your expense whilst later ones are are the Crown's expense. Hire a van and grab some mates from the sqn to give you a hand and in return throw a BBQ with lashings of beer after the humping-and-dumping is done. Always used to work. 
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Actually Grum, I do believe one of the few improvements to our allowances now JPA is in is the Service paying for every move they invoke. Blunties please correct me?
Even singlies get Disturbance Allowance but I'm not sure if the rates compare to their "move under your own steam and we'll pay the first tenner" deal that many a singly has used to their cost!
However, to pay for it the marrieds have had their DA rates cut - not that they weren't generally getting more than enough...
Even singlies get Disturbance Allowance but I'm not sure if the rates compare to their "move under your own steam and we'll pay the first tenner" deal that many a singly has used to their cost!
However, to pay for it the marrieds have had their DA rates cut - not that they weren't generally getting more than enough...
Originally Posted by dallas
Actually Grum, I do believe one of the few improvements to our allowances now JPA is in is the Service paying for every move they invoke. Blunties please correct me?
Even singlies get Disturbance Allowance but I'm not sure if the rates compare to their "move under your own steam and we'll pay the first tenner" deal that many a singly has used to their cost!
However, to pay for it the marrieds have had their DA rates cut - not that they weren't generally getting more than enough...
Even singlies get Disturbance Allowance but I'm not sure if the rates compare to their "move under your own steam and we'll pay the first tenner" deal that many a singly has used to their cost!
However, to pay for it the marrieds have had their DA rates cut - not that they weren't generally getting more than enough...
Well without wanting to be a total geek the JSP 752 says:
Mid-assignment Moves. DA is only payable for mid-assignment moves where the move of accomodation is for service, compassionate, welfare or medical reasons or where the service persons accomodation entitlement changes.
Now the way I interpret that is that my accomadtion entitlement has changed, from single living accom (block/mess) to Married quarter, so it would seem to me that it should be paid in this instance.
Mid-assignment Moves. DA is only payable for mid-assignment moves where the move of accomodation is for service, compassionate, welfare or medical reasons or where the service persons accomodation entitlement changes.
Now the way I interpret that is that my accomadtion entitlement has changed, from single living accom (block/mess) to Married quarter, so it would seem to me that it should be paid in this instance.
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From Private Eye No. 1159
While computer firm EDS is messing up the payment of RAF crews’ salaries thanks to its handling of the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system (see last Eye), it is at least being nice to some airmen.
Air Chief Marshall Sir Anthony Bagnall was vice-chief of the defence staff until last July. This March he joined the EDS Defence Advisory Council.
Air Chief Marshall Sir Anthony Bagnall was vice-chief of the defence staff until last July. This March he joined the EDS Defence Advisory Council.
