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Ask your umbrella co. if you'll be paid. They can decide. Apparently.
Probably they will not pay you though. Ask your umbrella co if they can tell the court that you can't do it because reasons.
Although you are a contractor you are an employee of the Umbrella co, so I would have thought you can claim expenses when umbrella co. decides to not pay you during the period of a contract.
If you were a director of your own co, things might be different.
JS is mostly short.
Howard
I wonder if anyone has any advice re jury service.
I have a crappy job working with one of the major banks, employed through an agency, and paid through an umbrella company.
I've been called up for Jury service at the end of August (in Scotland, if relevant) - my work will have to let me go I think, as we don't have anything time sensitive to work on at the moment.
What are my rights - it seems like I can claim expenses, but from a quick read, those are capped, seemingly at around 60 quid a day, though that might be out of date. Can I even claim expenses as a contractor? All very confusing, and I definitely cannot afford to lose my meagre income. Has anyone who has worked through an umbrella company/agency had a jury citation?
At least I'll get to claim 10p per mile I cycle to the court....