Promotion on mat leave - when do new Ts & Cs kick in?

[Mafiti]

I successfully interviewed for a promotion at work during my mat leave in May. My mat leave ends at the beginning of October, when I will go into my new role which entails a new contract, new holiday entitlement, new salary, so new terms basically.

It's company policy to take all your accrued leave before coming back to work, so I'll have nearly a month's leave to tack on to the end of my mat leave, which will be on full pay. I'm totally confused as to what should happen legally: I was offered and accepted the job in May, but have not signed a new contract yet. As of when should my employer consider that I am in the new role? It has implications for that month of leave. I don't know if it should be paid at the rate equivalent to my old job or my new job! Does anyone know the answer from a legal perspective? And has anyone had experience of this that can share?

It depends when you are taking up the role. Which post are they covering while you are on Mat leave? Are they covering your old role our the new one?

They back filled the old one and there are two people on attachment to fill in for me until I get back into the new role. I guess my quandary is whether or not to argue that I feel I am already in the new role and should therefore have my leave paid at the higher rate. Before I do that I want to be reasonably sure I've got good grounds for the argument.

When a new role takes effect is not a legal thing. There couldn't be a law saying promotions must take effect within x amount time after the person is told or something. It's up to an employer to decide when a new role takes effect. If you've offered and accepted, does that mean it was all verbal?

You should receive a letter confirming the changes to your terms and conditions, including the date these changes take effect. A new contract isn't necessary, but you may get one. If you've not had written confirmation yet you should chase that up.

Thanks, flowery. That's what I'll do.