Hi, hope this is the right area for this query.
I currently work 3 days per week. My DS is about to turn 2 and we hope to have another baby this year. Because the 0.4 of my old whole time equivalent post has never been properly filled (supposed to be a job share but it didn't work out, now the current temp being let go as they are rubbish) I am in a strong position to go back in tomorrow and request to work say, 4 days a week. This would mean when I did go on maternity leave we would be better off as they pay will be pro rata of 4 days a week instead of 3.
However I think that you need to have worked at the increased hours for a certain length of time to qualify for the increased maternity pay. 13 weeks rings a bell; if this is the case it will affect when we TTC .
I heard about someone who worked for my organisation who fell foul of this and actually lied about her due date to try and get round it (doh! we work with doctors and they saw through it).
Does anyone know if this condition is employer specific (I work for the NHS) or a statutory thing as I can't find anything in government publications about it? I could check with my HR department but would be a bit self conscious about doing so.
Thanks for any advice you can offer.
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Increased hours to improve maternity pay
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AngeChica · 04/01/2010 19:26
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