Not returning to work after maternity - advice needed please

golcarlilly · Jan 6th, 2010, 10:43 AM

I have decided not to return to work after my 9 months maternity leave, do I just need to give my employer the usual one months notice before the end of my maternity period and will I be entitled to any holiday pay (all holidays at my work are fixed and so I will have missed four weeks holidays whilst I have been off)

Thanks in advance

littleblonde · Jan 6th, 2010, 13:49 PM

I have to give my boss 4 week notice if i decide to return to work. You should be entitiled to any holiday as you still earn while you are off. However each place of employment may have different rules regarding this so would need to speck to someone there. I am only getting mat pay not pay smp or pay from my employer, i no had i of worked there longer the rules maybe different. Im not returning to work either. But keeping my options iopen just incase

lisacaton1980 · Jan 6th, 2010, 16:54 PM

Hi, not really a reply to your post (sorry) but I am also thinking of not going back to work after 9months maternity leave. My only concern is if we will be able to manage financially and I wondered what you were going to do.

golcarlilly · Jan 7th, 2010, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by lisacaton1980

Hi, not really a reply to your post (sorry) but I am also thinking of not going back to work after 9months maternity leave. My only concern is if we will be able to manage financially and I wondered what you were going to do.

I don't have any family who could look after Myles so I would have to pay full time child care costs and since I don't earn that much i would basically be working to pay for childcare which is pointless! I didn't like my job all that much and really wanted to be able to stay home, I am going to get rid of my car as I won't need it for getting to work so that will save a lot and we will just have to budget where before we kinda just spent money like water

!!!

Abz1982 · Jan 7th, 2010, 07:19 AM

You will need to give the same notice, and as you still accrue holidays when on maternity leave, you will be paid in lieu of any days you don't take, or you can chose to take them I believe.

littleblonde · Jan 7th, 2010, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by lisacaton1980

Hi, not really a reply to your post (sorry) but I am also thinking of not going back to work after 9months maternity leave. My only concern is if we will be able to manage financially and I wondered what you were going to do.

Thats exactly like me. I dont have childcare help so i would be working to pay someone else to enjoy my baby which im not having. Plus i dont like my job and its a loing way away. Im considering working cioupke hours in evening or something if we need to and oh can have baby. But im also thinking we may get more if i dont. People manage because they have to. In a werid way i think i will spend less not working as will eat from home and be there to cook fresh and save money

Vici · Jan 7th, 2010, 10:06 AM

es you will get holidays hun. Were you on a mat package from your work or just statuatory? I only ask as I have a good package and if i don't return to work then i have to pay back some (most) of my money!

MrsRH · Jan 7th, 2010, 17:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Vici

es you will get holidays hun. Were you on a mat package from your work or just statuatory? I only ask as I have a good package and if i don't return to work then i have to pay back some (most) of my money!

yes check your contract or speak to HR as you may have to pay back earnings minus SMP. You may have to go back for 3 months to avoid this

xxx

golcarlilly · Jan 8th, 2010, 03:30 AM

My stingy employers are only paying me SMP so there will be no probs there!

Eelis · Jan 9th, 2010, 06:23 AM

Might be worth claiming your full years worth of maternity so you get some more pennies albeit not a huge amount but if you are not working at all then you get naff all anyway (I originally planned to go back after 6 months but once realised the cost of childcare I took the whole year off, at least had some money coming in each month even when it went to SMP). If you are entitled to a full year with no penalty then go for it. Maternity might have changed since I did it though so I might be out of date!

As for when you give notice - check your employment contract, your notice period will be in there, its exactly the same as if you were still working (usually it tends to be 4 weeks but it might be less/more depending on how long you have worked for them).

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littleblonde Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: shropshire Posts: 6,988	I have to give my boss 4 week notice if i decide to return to work. You should be entitiled to any holiday as you still earn while you are off. However each place of employment may have different rules regarding this so would need to speck to someone there. I am only getting mat pay not pay smp or pay from my employer, i no had i of worked there longer the rules maybe different. Im not returning to work either. But keeping my options iopen just incase

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lisacaton1980 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Geddington, Northants Posts: 179	Hi, not really a reply to your post (sorry) but I am also thinking of not going back to work after 9months maternity leave. My only concern is if we will be able to manage financially and I wondered what you were going to do.

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Abz1982 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 3,963	You will need to give the same notice, and as you still accrue holidays when on maternity leave, you will be paid in lieu of any days you don't take, or you can chose to take them I believe.

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Vici Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Suffolk Posts: 5,931	es you will get holidays hun. Were you on a mat package from your work or just statuatory? I only ask as I have a good package and if i don't return to work then i have to pay back some (most) of my money!

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golcarlilly Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Posts: 10,442	My stingy employers are only paying me SMP so there will be no probs there!

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Jan 9th, 2010, 06:23 AM	#10
Eelis Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Devon Posts: 295	Might be worth claiming your full years worth of maternity so you get some more pennies albeit not a huge amount but if you are not working at all then you get naff all anyway (I originally planned to go back after 6 months but once realised the cost of childcare I took the whole year off, at least had some money coming in each month even when it went to SMP). If you are entitled to a full year with no penalty then go for it. Maternity might have changed since I did it though so I might be out of date! As for when you give notice - check your employment contract, your notice period will be in there, its exactly the same as if you were still working (usually it tends to be 4 weeks but it might be less/more depending on how long you have worked for them).

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