Full-time to part-time pay... pro-rata or more?

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I currently work 5 days a week and am planning on returning, after the birth of my first child, to do 3 days a week. I always thought I would get 60% of my salary but I just spoke to a friend who used to work with me and she said she got more like 75%. Although another girl who works with me now said that when she enquired last year it was 60%, as in the pro-rata pay.

Does anyone have any experience in this? Did anyone get more than their pro-rata pay and if so, how?

It should be pro rata as in 60% but your take home %age wise could be higher if you no longer pay higher rate tax etc

Ah yes, good point ZZ, maybe this is where my friend got the figure from.

Yes due to the way tax is calculated and your personal allowance you do take home more than 60% of what you previously took home. Not sure it is as much as 75% but it is certainly more.

When i went back 3 days I got 60% I also get 60% of bank holidays,

Well you would get the same annual salary, or hourly rate, but would pay less tax and NI so it would look more proportionately.