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Paying back maternity pay

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Beehavewillyou · 20/06/2023 14:02

I returned from mat leave a few months ago, and am pregnant again so will be on mat leave again in a few months time.

I have had lots of problems with my manager, no support, he is never really around to help/dumps everything onto everyone else. No one is really sure what he is doing on a day to day basis.

Given the choice I would leave after my next Mat leave but I would be leaving within the time where I would be required to pay back my additional maternity pay.

Has anyone been in this situation? Did you pay it back? Did you pay it in instalments? Try to get it priced into your new job offer?

OP posts:
wutheringkites · 20/06/2023 15:19

This is going to be very employer specific and I think 12 months is longer than average (most people I know had six months) so that suggests they take it seriously

Beehavewillyou · 20/06/2023 15:16

It’s 12 months, but I really don’t like it and it’s making me really quite unhappy.

contract says it’s got to be paid back, but lots of people I know were never asked for it, so just trying to understand where people have paid it, did they come to some sort of agreement e.g. payment in installments

OP posts:
wutheringkites · 20/06/2023 14:52

What does your contract say?

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 20/06/2023 14:50

Nevermind31 · 20/06/2023 14:49

Just go back for that period and coast until you leave

That’s what I was thinking

Nevermind31 · 20/06/2023 14:49

Just go back for that period and coast until you leave

IVFbeenverylucky · 20/06/2023 14:05

How long do you have to stay before paying it back? Can't you just stay for that period after returning, and then go?

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