Altered hours/duties due to health issues and pay

veryconfused20

elsien said:

The employer doesn’t have to follow the GP suggestions anyway. It is more usual for occupational health to be involved to properly assess what you can safely do, particularly in larger organisations. 

What sort of reduction in hours are you considering? 

No specific figure in mind as I would probably need to trial any suggestion to see how I cope, but less than the usual >12 hours. Perhaps shorter shifts over more days.

Undervalued

veryconfused20 said:

TELLIT01 said:

The OP needs to discuss the situation with the employer in the first instance.  If they are unhappy with the outcome it may be worth coming back here to see what options may be available to them.  It would be unusual for reduced hours to be agreed, long term, without an accompanying reduction in pay.

The meeting I'm due to have is to agree the details regarding my return. Given the time frame between the meeting and the end of my maternity leave, my anticipation is that a decision will need to be made during that meeting rather than a second one being scheduled for me then to ponder upon, etc. That's why I was seeking opinion regarding what my employer might be likely to do. 

Well that would just be speculation as nobody but you knows who your employer is. As has been suggested, employers vary enormously in their policy and attitude to these sort of situations. Many are extremely accommodating, whereas others will do the minimum the law requires (or even less if they can get away with it)!

See what they say then take advice. 

TELLIT01

veryconfused20 said:

TELLIT01 said:

The OP needs to discuss the situation with the employer in the first instance.  If they are unhappy with the outcome it may be worth coming back here to see what options may be available to them.  It would be unusual for reduced hours to be agreed, long term, without an accompanying reduction in pay.

The meeting I'm due to have is to agree the details regarding my return. Given the time frame between the meeting and the end of my maternity leave, my anticipation is that a decision will need to be made during that meeting rather than a second one being scheduled for me then to ponder upon, etc. That's why I was seeking opinion regarding what my employer might be likely to do. 

Does your employer know you are seeking to reduce your hours and duties?  Has there been any previous discussion on revised hours and duties?  If they aren't already fully aware of what you are seeking to achieve I don't think it's realistic for you to expect them to come up with a plan during the meeting.