A jury duty letter dropped through my door this morning. The initial feeling of pride to serve my community was quickly overpowered with fear however, when I saw how little I can claim for loss of earnings...
I'm self-employed, and rely heavily on the ability to a) be available for my clients at short notice, and b) maintain repeat business through being reliably available.
What if I'm caught in a 10+ day nightmare where I end up losing clients and have to somehow pay my mortgage from 60 quid a day??
Does anyone have any experience with jury duty as a self-employed person / business owner? Genuinely a little worried at the impact it could have, and the .gov site is less than comforting...