Miscarriage and maternity leave

[justwren]

Tw: miscarriage, mat leave

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I know this is going to make me sound awful, but please bear with me.
Does anyone know the rules for maternity leave secondment?
My wife was recently given the job above her to temporarily replace her manager who will be going on mat leave in June. The post is for a year, after which my wife will return to her original post as the manager returns from mat leave.
My question is, if, god forbid, something happens with the pregnancy which results in there not being a baby, what happens to my wife’s job offer?
I assume the manager would therefore not take a year off and return to work. Would this mean my wife’s secondment would be null and void?
It sounds appalling to even be considering, but with the extra money from this temporary promotion, we can address some serious issues with our home which we need fixing.
I‘m scared to commit to those repairs if my wife’s job offer may suddenly not be happening?
Are there any rules which govern this kind of thing? Thanks

As it's a secondment the role is only available for as long as the post holder is not fulfilling it so yes if she were to return early ( for any reason - she may have planned for a year out but can return at any time) then your wife's secondment concludes at that point and she returns to her old job.

Can you not wait the short while until the baby is born to commit to those repairs?

Women tend to save as much may leave as they can for after the baby is born. I’d expect your wife’s boss to go on leave maybe 4-2 weeks before her due date (depending on the job and depending on the pregnancy). So, you won’t have long to wait. You’ll have a year to commit, after all.

Also, don’t forget that if your wife turns out to be unable to fulfill the role properly, she could be replaced by someone else and put back in her current job

I depends on a LOT. Like even if the manger did unfortunately have a MC, how far along she is, how long she'd take off etc etc.

Your wife needs to read her contract, Does the contract state a time frame? if it states clearly that she gets a post for e.g a year and doesn't stipulate that this is subject to managers maternity leave then you're in the clear.

There is a possibility that your wife will continue on her post after said manages return - this happened to the person who took my post whilst I was on Mat leave...they needed the additional managers post so it worked out for her...she did end up on a rolling temp contract but interviewed again for a permanent post and got it.

But it's all about the contract and wording. She can ask advice from her union (if she has one)

The post might be for up to a year, because maternity leave is for up to a year. You can decide to come back with relatively little warning, say if your financial situation changes and you need to be back on full pay or you're going insane at home with a baby and want to go back to working. Maybe don't bank on the extra money till you have it in you hand

I went back to work after four months, because it was not for me to be stuck at home. I made that decision quite suddenly.

I don’t think you can rely too heavily on this additional income, while it is likely to go all to plan, the baby will be born and the new mother quite possibly will take the full year, nothing is certain.