Hi!
I'm on mat leave at the moment and as from this month I'm onto SMP only, this wil show up in my next payslip. I get childcare vouchers at present. DS is staying in nursery so I need to keep paying for it obviously, rather than saving up the vouchers as some people do. I'm planning on taking the full year off so in three months I'll get no pay at all.
I've read lots of posts on here about childcare vouchers and SMP, and the euro court ruling etc. But I'm now confused! In my experience my workplace are a bit rubbish about this type of thing, so I want to have my facts right before I speak to them, as I suspect I'll be telling them what needs to be done not vice-versa!
Also not sure if it's relevant but I temporarily left the scheme for a while last year to ensure it didn't impact on my mat pay (though not for the whole qualifying period unfortunately, due to the uselessness of the person dealing with it...).
So, is there anyone else who's had recent experience of this as an NHS worker on mat leave who can tell me how it works? I assume all trusts must do things the same way as our mat pay package is standard. How do I keep getting my vouchers till I return to work? Do they pay for them then I pay them back?
TIA!