I work in local authority and my annual leave year is the same as the calendar year.
I’m pregnant and my baby is due in September, so let’s say my twelve months maternity leave would run from September-August.
Work are saying that I can’t carry over any of my 2024 annual leave allowance (to add on to the end of my maternity leave), bar three days. They are saying I have to use it all up before the baby is born in September.
I don’t think this is right, but they are adamant. Can anyone confirm if they are right please? Thank you.
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Work say I can’t carry over A/L to add onto maternity leave
ALquery · 26/03/2024 13:43
Hoplolly · 26/03/2024 13:48
Are the three days what you would accrue after September if you were there?
Editedanicecuppateaa · 26/03/2024 13:51
Yes I wasn’t allowed to carry any over BUT you will accrue holiday whilst on mat leave and can add this on to the end of your leave.
Elisabeth3468 · 26/03/2024 13:53
You will accrue a full years annual leave anyway (whilst your on mat leave) so just add it on to the end? That's what I did, was about 6/7 weeks so it extended it.
Any annual leave in the year you are working just take before you go off.
ALquery · 26/03/2024 13:52
But they are saying the A/L I accrue Sept-Dec of this annual leave year will have to be used before September. I would accrue 12 days during that time, but they say I can only carry over 3 days into 2025.
anicecuppateaa · 26/03/2024 13:51
Yes I wasn’t allowed to carry any over BUT you will accrue holiday whilst on mat leave and can add this on to the end of your leave.
BloodyAdultDC · 26/03/2024 13:56
I think they're wrong
You will have to use all your AL accrued before your mat leave starts (so, Jan to Sept), then you will continue to accrue leave whilst on mat leave (so, Sept to Dec, Jan to Aug) to be taken next year when mutually convenient
ALquery · 26/03/2024 13:52
But they are saying the A/L I accrue Sept-Dec of this annual leave year will have to be used before September. I would accrue 12 days during that time, but they say I can only carry over 3 days into 2025.
anicecuppateaa · 26/03/2024 13:51
Yes I wasn’t allowed to carry any over BUT you will accrue holiday whilst on mat leave and can add this on to the end of your leave.
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ALquery · 26/03/2024 13:56
This is the issue. They are saying that the leave I accrue in the first four months of M/L, belong to the 2024 leave year. And so I have to use them all up before I go on maternity leave in September.
Then, once my new annual leave year starts in Jan 2025, I will accrue A/L from Jan-August before going back to work.
I don’t think that’s fair…
Elisabeth3468 · 26/03/2024 13:53
You will accrue a full years annual leave anyway (whilst your on mat leave) so just add it on to the end? That's what I did, was about 6/7 weeks so it extended it.
Any annual leave in the year you are working just take before you go off.
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