What happens if i take maternity pay from my employer but dont go back to work wit that employer.?
when i found out i was pregnant i had left my job the week before, but because i was working in the tax period i was entilted to maternity pay but i think it was just baisic £112 a week, but i wasnt even in the company throught the rest of my pregnancy so i presume you are still entiled to maternity pay just dont tell them you are not thinking of returning, a lot of women go on maternity and then do not go back to work, some women decide they would rather be full time moms ect and iv never heard of moms having to pay maternity back, maybe its worth ringing citizens advice or speaking to your midwife, they should have a bit of an idea how it works, good luck hun xxx
Assuming you’re UK this is quite straight forward! If you take ‘normal’ maternity leave (ie where you’re paid 90% of you salary for 6 weeks, statutory maternity pay (£117ish) up until your 40th week of leave and then the remaining 12 weeks unpaid) then nothing will happen to you should you decide not to go back to work for your current employer. You do, however, have to abide by their resignation laws and ensure you give the correct amount of notice (ie if you need to give 1 months notice to leave and you’re due to start back to work on 01/03/09 then you need to hand in your notice, while on leave, by the 01/02/09). If your company offers a bonus maternity package, however, and you have opted for that then it will prob come with some clauses. I, for example, have opted to be paid extra whilst on maternity leave (90% pay for 6 months then SMP rates for the next 6 months) but I HAVE to come back to work for at least 13 weeks after my year off. If I don’t I have to pay back all the extra
For my reply I will assume that you are not an independent contractor or have a contract of services with a business. Depends on where you live. In the UK for example you are given a year off for each child. During that time you are to be liaising with your job and planning your return. So you are in regular contact with your job and they are advising you in regard to any questions that you may have. In the US you are given much less time and the decision should be more quicker in order to comply with the company’s notice period. Plus the laws will vary by state so giving a concise answer is not possible. The starting point for you should be your contract of employment with them. Hopefully your contract should state what happens in this type of situation. If you do not have a contract of employment with them or your contract is silent on this issue then look at the policies regarding maternity. However if there is none then you will have to rely on the law in regard to that question ca
