Enhanced maternity leave questions

[MillyS84]

Hi,

I have enhanced maternity leave as a benefit after 2 years of employment. I will reach the 2 years 2 weeks after my due date. HR will let me know if they can still give it to me given that its a short time. Did you have any luck in similar situation? It would make a huge difference for our household. And not having it means that I might have to return earlier to be able to pay the bills.

I’d be really shocked if they do, most places you have to have been there for X amount of time by the qualifying week (so 25 weeks) not your due date.

I'd be surprised if they give it to you. Most places I've worked you've had to hit the threshold years (2 years) by qualifying week (25 weeks)

None of us can really answer whether your employer will be willing to waive the terms of their policy and the fact that someone else's employer did makes zero difference.

(I probably wouldn't if I were them to be honest, because then will they find themselves giving it to someone three weeks under qualifying because they gave it to you at two weeks, etc etc. But fingers crossed for you.)

When do you need to hit the 2 years by? I’ve never heard it linked to your due date. It’s almost always the 25th week of pregnancy.

And yes agreed to PP saying at qualifying date is more common than due date - but I assumed you had read the policy and they had chosen to go with due date which is why you mentuoned this! If your policy says at qualifying date of 25 weeks - not a chance I shouldn't think.

Actually the HR manager asked for due date. In the policy it is only written 'after 2 years' service'. Ill see what they say at the end.

Doubtful sorry op. I'm nhs and it's 2 years by week 25 of pregnancy

I was a week short of being entitled to enhanced maternity pay in my last job and wasn’t given it.

I'd imagine they've asked for your due date so they can work out your week 25. I'd be amazed if they allowed this, like pp have said, it opens up a can of worms for other people 3 weeks past the date and so on.