Paying back maternity pay if you don't go back to work

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Hi I'm a primary teacher and will be finishing work at Easter for Mat leave. I think I'll get 6 weeks at 90% pay and 12 weeks at half pay. Due to changing personal circumstances I may need to move to another part of the country during my mat leave and so I'm wondering what happens if I have to leave my present school and find a job in a different LEA at the end of my Mat leave. I know I'll definately have to pay back the 12 weeks half pay but what about the 6 weeks at 90%? Hope someone can help!

6 weeks at 90% is standard, you won't have to pay that back.

you would be liable to repay any maternity leave paid to you during your ml with the exception of accrued holiday.

hth.

I think the 6 x 90% is standard so you wouldn't have to pay that back. I have a deal similar to yours, and if I don't come back, I need to repay the difference between SMP and my half pay, for the 20 weeks (in my case) when I am getting hald pay, as this is the 'extra' my employer has given me over and above what they have to.

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Hiya, I work in HR.. found this link for you which summarises your rights:

www.worksmart.org.uk/rights/do_i_have_to_repay_my_maternity

In short, you only have to pay your maternity pay back if it was over and above the statutory rate AND stated in your maternity policy, contract, or otherwise agreed.

I work for a large company that pays full pay for 6 months + statutory amount for the next 6 months and none of that is repayable if a woman doesn't return to work. I have always worked for large blue chips and never once heard of any company requiring women to repay... but unfortunately working for a school might be different.