repaying maternity pay

tigtag02

bestmumof3 wrote: »

Before you decide on anything:

Make sure all your annual leave is accounted for ie offset against anything you might possibly owe;
Physically return to work for one day;
Submit a medical certificate (make sure the reason for illness is non-maternity related) for the remainder;

That is the easy way round not having to owe anything.

are you advocating fraud

bestmumof3

Not at all; just have worked in HR in a large public service organisation and have an awareness of the way round therules and procedures;

I am sure any doctor will give her a medical certificate for any stress related illness (not post natal:):)

Who knows, maybe she might sprain her wrist or something between now and then and genuinely not be able to return.

tigtag02

bestmumof3 wrote: »

Not at all; just have worked in HR in a large public service organisation and have an awareness of the way round therules and procedures;

I am sure any doctor will give her a medical certificate for any stress related illness (not post natal:):)

Who knows, maybe she might sprain her wrist or something between now and then and genuinely not be able to return.

She does NOT have a stress related illness nor a sprained wrist.

I suggest that you read the OP and understand that the circumstances behind her being unable to work are CHILDCARE related.

To be honest I find your FRAUDULENT advice disgusting!!!

surreysaver

bestmumof3 wrote: »

I am sure any doctor will give her a medical certificate for any stress related illness (not post natal:):)

Just out of interest - why not post-natal?

surreysaver

aligerdie wrote: »

It looks like I won't be returning to work after my maternity leave as I cannot sort out hours and childcare.

Because of this I'm going to have to repay my maternity leave, how does this work? Because of the amount of money it is there is no way I can pay it back in one go, will I be allowed to pay it back gradually?

How long do you have to go back for before you don't have to pay it back? Can't your OH take some time off if it is only a month or so? What about annual leave - you still accrue this while on Maternity Leave, so you could go back to work, but just not physically be there because you're on annual leave. Then there's Parental Leave you could tag on to it as well (and your OH can take Parental Leave to extend the period).

aligerdie

Sorry to stir some controversy up!
As for getting a medical certificate to sign myself off for the remainder of my notice, thats plausible as I have been suffering with severe post natal depression, after both of my youngest monsters.

I had asked for a career break not only because of the childcare issues (which were the main reason), but also because of my illness. I don't want to go back to work only to get signed off for 6 months on full pay. the money would be nice, but I'm not into having long term sick, so a career break would have given me the chance to get back on my feet.

Thanks for your replies xx

aligerdie

across wrote: »

aligerdie, unless things have changed that doesnt sound right at all they are usually very family friendly so whoever advised like this could well be wrong i would seek advice from union rep first before i do anything else they might be trying it on so you resign but it doesnt sound right at all dont give up yet let me know how it goes;)

Thank you for your advice, I am in the process of getting it looked into.
I'm due to be having a 'formal' meeting tomorrow with them, so what happens after that I have no idea. I could kick myself for not joining the union before now, but I always thought that because I kept my head down all the time I would never get any hassle!

Ahhhh hindsight eh? :rolleyes:

MRS_TO_BE_2

PM'd you x

MRS_TO_BE_2

Join the Union tomorrow. if you are on nil pay no subs will be taken at present. You may be able to delay meeting til you have union rep available

across

aligerdie wrote: »

Thank you for your advice, I am in the process of getting it looked into.
I'm due to be having a 'formal' meeting tomorrow with them, so what happens after that I have no idea. I could kick myself for not joining the union before now, but I always thought that because I kept my head down all the time I would never get any hassle!

Ahhhh hindsight eh? :rolleyes:

good luck im sure you'll be alright in the end let me know how it goes then i can help again if need!