Hi
My maternity leave starts in 8 weeks time and I thought that due to the short length of time I've been in my current job I wouldn't get any Materity pay but would have to claim MA. I've now been informed that I am eligible for maternity pay - not sure why, I asked them to double check and they said that they are paying me. My problem is this - when I thought I would be on MA I felt as though I had a lot of flexibility in deciding whether to return to work or not. I like my job but don't want to work full time and honestly don't believe its a job that I could do justice to part time (I have a colleague who returned PT after mat leave and she gets all of the jobs no-one else can be bothered to do). By receiveing paid maternity leave am I right in thinking that if I don't go back to work I will owe some of the money paid back to the company? If thats the case how does it work? If anyone has been in this position I would appreciate any advice.