Can anyone offer any HR advice? Kx might know?

Lucy · Aug 30th, 2007, 15:43 PM

Hi

Does anyone know the details about what happens regarding maternity leave if you're signed off from work until your due date?

Does it mean your maternity leave will kick in from 36 wks? Do you still get full pay or SSP or does that vary between employers?

Are there any other implications?

I think Kx has been signed off but not entirely sure.

Thanks for any advice

ablaze · Aug 30th, 2007, 15:45 PM

it all depends on ur workplace, i was signed off till my due date, my personell manager said to me that teh company can force u onto maternity leave tho!

apptly if ur off b4 ur leave then they can do this!

Hels · Aug 30th, 2007, 15:48 PM

From what I know as well Lucy, it is your companies descretion. Our place is a bit rubbish, and they have made people start maternity. But if its only for a couple of weeks, I think most places pay you sick pay.

Amanda · Aug 30th, 2007, 15:56 PM

I had arranged to start my maternity from 36/37 weeks, but then was signed off with SPD.

My HR department told me that they would have to pay me full sick pay as they weren't allowed to force me to take maternity early. They said that was the law.

Lucy · Aug 30th, 2007, 16:05 PM

Thanks for your replies.

I was reading a leaflet that the MW gave me at my booking in appointment about working rights etc and from that I understood it like your situation Amanda, that they could force you to take maternity leave but only from a set amount of wks onwards (i.e from 36wks).

I honestly don't think I'll be in this situation but wanted to find out just in case!

bexxie · Aug 30th, 2007, 16:17 PM

I had this,I was signed off sick til 36 weeks but then I work in a factory maybe different?

Mat leave started from then
Bex

Lucy · Aug 30th, 2007, 16:24 PM

Bexxie, do you mind me asking - did the Doctor just put until 36wks or did He put until due date and then it was your work that enforced the mat leave from 36wks?

Lil_Baby_Boo · Aug 30th, 2007, 16:24 PM

Hi Lucy

As far as I'm aware if you are absent from work with a illness/problem which is pegnancy related between weeks 36-40 your mat leave/pay will automatically begin! So say if you were planning to work right til the end but you were off sick (PG related) at 36+2 then mat leave/pay would start! But if you were off 35+5 with illness then you'd be fine!
I had to be really carefull as I was off towards the end! Its very confusing........I found some info re mat leave & rights online......can't remember where

will see if I saved it somewhere!!

bexxie · Aug 30th, 2007, 16:34 PM

If you have say Flu,and it lasts til 38 weeks they cant enforce Mat leave but if preg related they can
I cant remember now think the doc signed me til the 28th feb as that is when I was starting Mat leave anyway,god amazing how quick you forget
bex

Lucy · Aug 30th, 2007, 16:36 PM

Thanks for looking Lil_Baby_Boo

At the moment I am sure I'll be at work until my planned mat leave starts but it was just something the Doctor said today that made me wonder what would happen if he signed me off for until due date. Obviously if I need to be off then fair enough but wanted to know the implications as money will be tight enough when I'm on mat leave.

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ablaze Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 15,160	it all depends on ur workplace, i was signed off till my due date, my personell manager said to me that teh company can force u onto maternity leave tho! apptly if ur off b4 ur leave then they can do this!

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Hels Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 869	From what I know as well Lucy, it is your companies descretion. Our place is a bit rubbish, and they have made people start maternity. But if its only for a couple of weeks, I think most places pay you sick pay.
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Amanda Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Leicester, UK. Posts: 5,214	I had arranged to start my maternity from 36/37 weeks, but then was signed off with SPD. My HR department told me that they would have to pay me full sick pay as they weren't allowed to force me to take maternity early. They said that was the law.

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Lucy Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 478	Thanks for your replies. I was reading a leaflet that the MW gave me at my booking in appointment about working rights etc and from that I understood it like your situation Amanda, that they could force you to take maternity leave but only from a set amount of wks onwards (i.e from 36wks). I honestly don't think I'll be in this situation but wanted to find out just in case!
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Lucy Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 478	Bexxie, do you mind me asking - did the Doctor just put until 36wks or did He put until due date and then it was your work that enforced the mat leave from 36wks?
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Lil_Baby_Boo Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Holywell, North Wales! Posts: 2,870	Hi Lucy As far as I'm aware if you are absent from work with a illness/problem which is pegnancy related between weeks 36-40 your mat leave/pay will automatically begin! So say if you were planning to work right til the end but you were off sick (PG related) at 36+2 then mat leave/pay would start! But if you were off 35+5 with illness then you'd be fine! I had to be really carefull as I was off towards the end! Its very confusing........I found some info re mat leave & rights online......can't remember where will see if I saved it somewhere!!

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Lucy Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 478	Thanks for looking Lil_Baby_Boo At the moment I am sure I'll be at work until my planned mat leave starts but it was just something the Doctor said today that made me wonder what would happen if he signed me off for until due date. Obviously if I need to be off then fair enough but wanted to know the implications as money will be tight enough when I'm on mat leave.
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