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Maternity pay
Afternoon all, this is a bit complicated but it follows on from something ojread2 said in another post.
I am currently on a career break from the civil service which commenced on 1/03/07. I receive no pay but am still employed by them and bound by the same rules and codes of conduct as a paid employee. I am still eligible to apply for internal promotions etc and can return any time I like as long as I give them sufficient notice of my intentions.
I was considering terminating my career break and returning to work prior to the birth, taking my maternity leave then returning to work full time with the option of going part time at a later stage.
My question is, would I be entitled to fully paid maternity leave as I have would not have been working for them for 26 weeks prior to 15 weeks before my due date?
PS. I currently have 19 years service with them and this would be my first application for maternity leave.
Hope that makes sense.
thanks
warpig
I am currently on a career break from the civil service which commenced on 1/03/07. I receive no pay but am still employed by them and bound by the same rules and codes of conduct as a paid employee. I am still eligible to apply for internal promotions etc and can return any time I like as long as I give them sufficient notice of my intentions.
I was considering terminating my career break and returning to work prior to the birth, taking my maternity leave then returning to work full time with the option of going part time at a later stage.
My question is, would I be entitled to fully paid maternity leave as I have would not have been working for them for 26 weeks prior to 15 weeks before my due date?
PS. I currently have 19 years service with them and this would be my first application for maternity leave.
Hope that makes sense.
thanks
warpig
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I would say, and this is a guess, that you will be entitled to full pay as , even though your not currently working, you are still classed as being emplyed by them and have been for the period you need to be to be entitled to full pay.
How are you doing anyway? Did you enjoy your holiday with your family and have you had your scan yet?
How are you doing anyway? Did you enjoy your holiday with your family and have you had your scan yet?
Hi warpig3
I see no reason why you would not be intitled to OML and AML if you are still employed by your company and have remianed in continuous. Your career break comes under the flexi working ours heading which you would be automatically entitled to apply for once you have children anyway
However, I would query your SMP entitlement purely because the amount you recieve as part of the 90% of your wages package for the first 6 weeks is based on how much you earnt in the last 8 weeks of working. You then get the Standard rate or a rate equal to 90% of your average weekly earnings. You will get whichever rate is lower for 33 weeks. But, saying that, if you go on ML for the full 52 weeks you are now entitled to and fall pregnant agin during the unpaid part, you would get all the same benefits again
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/
ojx
I see no reason why you would not be intitled to OML and AML if you are still employed by your company and have remianed in continuous. Your career break comes under the flexi working ours heading which you would be automatically entitled to apply for once you have children anyway
However, I would query your SMP entitlement purely because the amount you recieve as part of the 90% of your wages package for the first 6 weeks is based on how much you earnt in the last 8 weeks of working. You then get the Standard rate or a rate equal to 90% of your average weekly earnings. You will get whichever rate is lower for 33 weeks. But, saying that, if you go on ML for the full 52 weeks you are now entitled to and fall pregnant agin during the unpaid part, you would get all the same benefits again
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/
ojx
Thanks girls, thats a relief, nearly had a heart attack at the thought of working for 19 years and then not being entitled to anything cos I went on a career break!
Hi pyschick, had my scan last week and my due date is now 20th Feb. How weird are scans???? I found it really hard to associate what I was seeing on screen with what was going on inside my tummy. ~But baby warpig was moving around like nobody's business, arms up, arms down, legs in, legs out, (and you shake it all about.....♫♫)! It was absolutely fascinating to say the least. Mr warpig however seemed to be preoccupied with how the equiptment worked and kept asking the radiographer how everything works and what the measurements were, blah, blah, blah, just like the science geek he is!
Had an appointment with the consultant today on all the aspects of me having an anmioscientesis (sp?), cant say that it eased my mind fully, in fact it created more questions than it answered. Still, I don't have to make a decision immediately so will do some reading up first.
Other than that, everything is fine, still tired, not sick any more (yipee!), and no baby bump (yet).
How are things with you psychick, hope all is well with you and bump too.
Many thanks for the reassurances.
warpig
PS had a lovely time at home, thank you for asking.
Hi pyschick, had my scan last week and my due date is now 20th Feb. How weird are scans???? I found it really hard to associate what I was seeing on screen with what was going on inside my tummy. ~But baby warpig was moving around like nobody's business, arms up, arms down, legs in, legs out, (and you shake it all about.....♫♫)! It was absolutely fascinating to say the least. Mr warpig however seemed to be preoccupied with how the equiptment worked and kept asking the radiographer how everything works and what the measurements were, blah, blah, blah, just like the science geek he is!
Had an appointment with the consultant today on all the aspects of me having an anmioscientesis (sp?), cant say that it eased my mind fully, in fact it created more questions than it answered. Still, I don't have to make a decision immediately so will do some reading up first.
Other than that, everything is fine, still tired, not sick any more (yipee!), and no baby bump (yet).
How are things with you psychick, hope all is well with you and bump too.
Many thanks for the reassurances.
warpig
PS had a lovely time at home, thank you for asking.
Hi Crete, sorry, have been away for a good few weeks (the cops finally caught up with me, and banged me up good 'n' proper!).
Yes I will be 14 weeks tomorrow, was kinda keeping it quite until after 12 weeks, which is darn hard with that new thingy up in the right hand corner telling everyone your business!
Fancy knitting some booties????
Yes I will be 14 weeks tomorrow, was kinda keeping it quite until after 12 weeks, which is darn hard with that new thingy up in the right hand corner telling everyone your business!
Fancy knitting some booties????
Youre ahead of me again on the due date the warpig, mine is still the 25th feb! What is it with men and those machines? lol My boyfriend was quite fascinated by it too lol
Lucky you! My sickness is worse than ever and Ive been in maternity wear for 2 or 3 weeks now! Glad everything is going well for you though and that you had a good holiday :)
fine,thanks while youre there with the needles.......booties with a matching hat would be wonderful! lol
Lucky you! My sickness is worse than ever and Ive been in maternity wear for 2 or 3 weeks now! Glad everything is going well for you though and that you had a good holiday :)
fine,thanks while youre there with the needles.......booties with a matching hat would be wonderful! lol
Ha ha oj, 15 years, that must have been a bit of a shock to the system. This is my first pregnancy so I am bricking it a bit!
crete, how about lime green and purple striped booties and bobble hat to go with the half finished jumper! East Scotland is ok but after being home for a while and taking into consideration the support network I would have over there mrwarpig and I are considering going back. I don't really fancy being here and having no one to rely on:-o(
Also I was checking out properties in Donegal regarding my 'small holding' dream so all things considered it would make better sense to be back there, but I will wait and see what happens.
warpig
xx
crete, how about lime green and purple striped booties and bobble hat to go with the half finished jumper! East Scotland is ok but after being home for a while and taking into consideration the support network I would have over there mrwarpig and I are considering going back. I don't really fancy being here and having no one to rely on:-o(
Also I was checking out properties in Donegal regarding my 'small holding' dream so all things considered it would make better sense to be back there, but I will wait and see what happens.
warpig
xx
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