Most of us know that during maternity leave we maintain an entitlement to all our normal employment terms and conditions, except salary. We continue to build up holiday entitlement and can take any holiday we accrue before or after our maternity leave ends. We can come to an agreement with our employer and work up to 10 ‘keeping in touch’ paid days during maternity leave without losing any Statutory Maternity Pay. Then, at the end of our maternity leave, we have the right to return to our original job or failing that a similar job on the same terms and conditions.

Author

Nicky Ackerley BA(Hons)

Nicky is the owner of HR Support Consultancy. She has a BA(Hons) in Business Studies, is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and has been a practising HR manager for more than 20 years. HR Support Consultancy has provided the BVNA Members Advisory Service (formerly known as the Industrial Relations Service) since it began in 2002.

To cite this article: Veterinary Nursing Journal • VOL 30 (02) • February 2015 • pp41

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