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Accruing annual leave during maternity leave

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Snausage · 18/09/2015 11:46

Help, please!

I started back at work on Monday after having taken 12 months. My employer offered statutory maternity. My annual leave year runs January 1 to December 31. Everything I've read says that the employee maintains all rights including leave whilst they're on maternity leave.

Having been off for 12 months, will I have accrued my normal annual leave allowance since January 1? In theory, I should have accrued about 19 days or so. Is this correct?

Many, many thanks in advance!

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poocatcherchampion · 18/09/2015 11:57

Yes.

Did you use up all last years allowance before you went off or did you also carry some over?

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BikeRunSki · 18/09/2015 12:03

Yes

I your annual leave allowance is 19 days, then you have accrued 19 annual leave. You also now accrue bank holidays in lieu. But, I think you may have to take accrued leave before you return to work. I am not certain about this, but it is what everyone I know has done.

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poocatcherchampion · 18/09/2015 12:05

No you don't have to, you take it as suits you and your org.

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Snausage · 18/09/2015 12:07

Hi poocatcher, yes, I used last year's leave up before I went on maternity leave.

BikeRunSki - I wasn't ever told by my employer that I had to use my accrued annual leave before returning to work? Correspondence from HR prior to returning just said that my return to work date was September 14th. I started work on Monday, will I have lost everything I've accrued?

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Snausage · 18/09/2015 12:09

So, Poocatcher, my 19 days are available to me still?

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nephrofox · 18/09/2015 12:15

Yes they are accrued so still available to take this year

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Hackersschmakers · 18/09/2015 12:17

Yes, they definitley are.

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Snausage · 18/09/2015 12:20

Thank you all so much! SO. MUCH! I'm new to Mumsnet (joined on Wednesday!) and you guys have already made my day. I hope that some time I can contribute advice to help someone as much as you have helped me.

x

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BumWad · 07/10/2015 16:17

. You also now accrue bank holidays in lieu.

Bike I thought BH weren't included? I work for the NHS and if this is true then yippee! Has a new legislation been passed or something?

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yummumto3girls · 08/10/2015 23:19

The legal minimum is 5.6 weeks leave, including bank holidays, pro rata. They cannot pay you less than that. It will obviously also be pro rata according to how far through the leave you are.