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Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
147Working out pre‑CFTS pay
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147 Working out pre‑CFTS pay
(1) The following formula sets out how to work out the pre‑CFTS pay for a week for a person who was engaged in work before beginning his or her last period of continuous full‑time service:

Note 2: The person’s pre‑CFTS pay might be adjusted under Part 5.
(2) If the person was required to work overtime on a regular basis in that work, the pre‑CFTS pay for a week also includes the amount worked out using the following formula:

(3) The pre‑CFTS pay for a week for a person who was not engaged in work before beginning his or her last period of continuous full‑time service is nil.
allowances for a person for a week is the average amount of allowances (other than expense allowances) paid to the person for a week for his or her work during the example period.
example period has the meaning given by section 148.
pre‑CFTS overtime hours for a person means the average number of hours of overtime worked each week by the person in his or her work during the example period.
pre‑CFTS overtime rate of pay for a person means the average hourly overtime rate of pay for the person’s overtime in his or her work during the example period.
pre‑CFTS rate of pay for a person means the person’s average hourly ordinary time rate of pay for the person’s work during the example period.
pre‑CFTS weekly hours for a person means the average number of hours worked in each week by the person in his or her work during the example period.
Note: A person might have been a Permanent Forces member before beginning his or her last period of continuous full‑time service. This work is taken into account in the pre‑CFTS pay. However, work as a part‑time Reservist is taken into account in working out the reserve pay.