Maternity leave and holiday pay

[Pierrette]

I've decide I'm not going to return to work after my maternity leave ends - I know I will have accrued holiday entitlement as normal over the course of the year. Am I entitled to pay for untaken leave once I hand in my notice? I can't seem to find this information anywhere, and I want to be clear of my rights before I notify my employer. Any advice much appreciated.

[thunder2006]

Phone ACAS they'll tell you, 08457 474747

[wem]

I've just taken voluntary redundancy after maternity leave and I was paid the holiday I had accrued. Though if you're worried your employer might try to duck out of it I'd definitely call ACAS first.

[flowerybeanbag]

Yes you will. Hand in your notice as late as possible though, so if you are on a month notice, hand in your notice a month before your year maternity leave is up. Any holiday accrued and not taken will be paid in your final salary just as it would if you were at work.

[SleepWhenImDead]

Hand your notice in on the last day possible (work back from the day you're due back to work from Maternity Leave and minus your notice period) - so maximise your annual leave. I did this and managed to just scrape by the date for bonus payments too - came to quite a bit!

[MimieD]

Can I add a quick question to this as well (sorry for hijack)? Seems they are not accepting my flexible work request so I'm resigning as well. Now I still have maternity leave till the first week of October, and I'm getting a bonus payment mid-October. Should I go back to work, resign the day after receiving my bonus payment (so after 2 weeks back at work) and then take my accrued holidays....or take my accrued holiday directly at the end of my maternity leave and resign while on holiday...
I know either way the employer will not be impressed but I did say I will never come back full-time...