From 1 January 2007 to 30 September 2007, other than a Change of Rank (see serial number 6 in the following table), there were no Joint Personnel Administrative system errors which affected RAF basic pay. During this period 1.83 million payments were made. Details of the Royal Air Force underpayments are given in the following table:
Serial Type of Error Service Number Action taken January 1 Substitution Pay RN and RAF1 620 Error corrected. Supplementary payroll run, payments one day late into bank. Average underpayment value of £150 per person. March 2 Flying Pay for Reserve Band Pilot Officers, Navigators and Observers RN and RAF1 54 Data and records manually correct and payments made. Average underpayment value of £170 per person. June 3 Incorrect Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) All1 90 Error corrected. SMP now being processed correctly. Individuals underpaid by 4 days salary per month. 4 Reservists' Home to Duty Travel (HDT) allowance All1 10,752 Error corrected. All outstanding payments made in September. Average value distance related, typically £20 to £30 per person. September 5 Non-Commissioned Officer Flying Pay RAF 12 Error corrected. Refunds of Flying Pay paid in October. Underpayment typically 12 per cent. of that month's salary. 6 Change of Rank RAF 666 Records manually corrected. Automated process refined. All records corrected for October's pay run. Underpayment of promotion uplift, typically 5 per cent. of basic pay. 1 The numbers of Royal Air Force personnel affected by these issues could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Service personnel who have been underpaid can request cash advances from their units.
Service personnel who have been underpaid can request cash advances from their units.