Maternity Holiday Entitlement

[TooGlamToGiveADamnn]

Hi guys, I just want some advice as not too sure who's right.

I took four weeks of last year entitlement as holiday before my maternity leave started on 31st Dec 2018, I finished that leave and went back to work 1st October 2019.
Came back to work to a bank of holiday to take. I'm being told now that I have until 31st March to take over 100 hours of holiday or I'll lose it!

I thought your accrual rolled over into the next year. Does anyone know what's right?

The only thing I can find is that you can carry forward holidays into the next leave year if its maternity leave that prevents you from taking holiday on the current leave year. As you arent on maternity leave now you should take the holidays in this leave year or you may lose them

I’m in the NHS and our policy states that accrued leave should preferably be used on return but if this isn’t possible then it should be used within 12 months. I don’t know if that is law - maybe try ACAS or Citizens Advice?

They don't have to roll it over if you have enough of an opportunity to use it before the holiday year runs out. If you can possibly take it by then, that is them allowing you to use it because you have enough time left to use the remaining holiday up. Does that make sense? I'm assuming your holiday is April to March?

It' s up to your employer.

There is no need to roll it over if you returned to work with 6 months of the holiday year left anyway?

Why didn't you add your leave onto the end of your maternity?