Maternity Pay

[Lucy]

Hi

I've been looking on web for information about Maternity Pay and found a lot of useful information but I'm a little unsure on this:

I work full time at the moment, I plan to take ordinary maternity leave and additional maternity leave - will I have to pay back my maternity pay if I do not return to work after the additional maternity leave?

I suppose it'd be the same question if I was only taking the ordinary maternity leave?

Does anyone know?

Thanks

Lucy

 

[Rosieroo]

If you are paid more than the statutory amount, i.e. if your company give you more maternity pay than they're supposed to then I think they can ask you to pay back the difference.

If you are just going to be getting the normal 90% for 6 weeks and £106 for 20 weeks then no, you don't have to pay it back.

 

[Rosieroo]

And that's after either leave

 

[Lucy]

Thanks Rosie!

18+6
Eeek, I'm really fortunate that my employer does pay more than the statutory amounts so I guess I'll have to speak to the HR dept to find out exactly what will happen if I don't return/how long I'll have to go back to work in order to not have to pay it back.

Thanks
Lucy

 

[leannie]

My employer pays more than the statutory mat pay which I will have to pay back if I do not return.