Going Back To Work After Mat Leave

Your pay and conditions must be the same as or better than if you hadn t gone on maternity leave.

Going back to work after mat leave.

At the time those 12 months felt like an eternity. It s a good idea to agree with your employer before you go on maternity leave how you re going to take your holiday. I figured once i got a handle on the whole baby thing i d have plenty of extra time to do all the things i d been meaning to get around to for years like finally organize the junk drawer and clean my home computer. Childcare backup childcare coordinating schedules with your partner a plan for pumping breast milk.

Lori mihalich levin author of back to work after baby. If you postpone giving your notice until when you are actually due back at work then legally you must work out your notice period or be in breach of contract. For example if your contract says you have to give one month s notice you should give notice of your resignation at least a month before the end of your maternity leave. Even in the very best of circumstances perhaps you were lucky enough to take as much time.

When i went on maternity leave i set my out of office email at work to say that i d be returning february 2017. Yes you will learn things right away and over time that will alter it but it can make you feel more at ease to have a. This correspondence could be sent to your company s human resources director your supervisor or both. Returning to work after maternity leave can pose emotional conflicts for mothers.

For example if you take a year of maternity leave and did not use any holiday before you went off you could have a year s worth of holiday accrued when you go back to work. Remember there is no such thing as a perfect mother. Working outside the home doesn t make you a bad mother in fact studies have not found that children experience any harm when their mothers work outside the home. However since i have been back at work i have still been getting paid by ei.

Resuming work after maternity leave can be an exciting but challenging transition before you return to work leave you may want to write a letter or email to set expectations. Use the maternity planner to work out the dates for your ordinary. I have tried contacting them several times to have them stop paying me but i could never get through. But i found out i was pregnant while on mat leave so i went back and am currently at 500 of my 600 hours.

You do not have to take 52 weeks but you must take 2 weeks leave after your baby is born or 4 weeks if you work in a factory. But preparing for the transition emotionally is just as important as coordinating your childcare schedule. You re returning to work after maternity leave and you ve got all the logistics in place. You re entitled to return to the same job after maternity leave if you ve been away 26 weeks or less.