Maternity Leave

[phleb]

Im taking the 12 months, then not going back. Will I owe them money back when I tell them im not coming back. Im not telling them now in case I change my mind about going back.

[pixie373]

No. You're entitled to the same plus any annual leave whether you go back or not.

[trt]

If you decide not go back, I hope that your employer is not a small business, and had to take on someone to replace your leave?

It wouldn't be fair IMO.

[trt]

Sorry, not to go back.

[China Doll]

Read tbe NHS maternity policy - it'll be on your intranet usually. Plus I believe you manager sits and goes through what you're entitled to anyway. Be careful of qny leave you take; I seem to recall something about if you take leave the following financial year to your current annual leave entitlement then you would have to pay it back - not sure how accurate that is.

I think to take the full years leave you get a certain amount of months on full pay, then another alloted amount on half pay and then when that time is up you either use annual leave or you have unpaid leave. Again, check your policy, I may well be confused as I've only hadto help work it out for one staff member.

[bednobs]

you will have to pay back the occupational maternity pay. You can keep the statutory maternity pay. You have to go back for at least 3 months to keep it all (nhs)
as CD says, it'll be in your policy.

[phleb]

Trt its the nhs. And I have seen and heard things that have compelled me to not return. The hospital is a shambles.