Maternity pay and car allowance

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Hi, sorry for the tedious question but I wondered if anyone had any experience of this (our company mat leave policy is unclear on the subject, I have emailed hr but we have one of those global hr functions that take weeks to answer emails and I just wanted to get a bit of an idea for how we are going to save to cover reduced pay during mat leave). My company's mat leave policy is 20 weeks at full pay and 19 weeks at half pay, I receive a car allowance as part of my overall package but I take it as cash and it is added to my monthly pay. Does this get halved as well or is it just basic salary that is halved? Thanks in advance!

Where I work all benefit funding (ie car allowance etc) are paid all throughout maternity leave on top of maternity pay.

I think you get the keep the car allowance just like they should continue pension contributions and childcare vouchers if you already have them.

Hi OP,

I work in HR and in my company you would receive your full car allowance for the duration of your mat leave. In the same way you would have use of the car if you took it in place of the allowance, you should have the money in the same way

Same here. Car allowance paid in full.

Thanks all, that's encouraging!

I was wondering this too. I asked my HR department about 3 months ago, when I first told them I was pregnant, and they said they'd get back to me.... they still haven't. In the end, I asked a former colleague who had been on maternity leave (though she then left) and she said she was paid her car allowance.

I only get statutory pay but my salary is £XYZ + Car allowance, so it's not combined, I'm not sure whether that makes a difference.

I really hope I do get it as it'll almost double what I receive a month! Keep all fingers crossed.

Car allowance and all other benefits continue to be paid in full at my work too.

Car allowance paid in full at my company.