Maternity leave and maternity pay

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  Letters and forms

  Letter inviting employee to meeting to discuss request to return from maternity leave on part-time basis

  A model letter to invite an employee to a meeting to discuss their request to return to work on a part-time basis following maternity leave.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Form for employee to notify employer of early birth where maternity leave has been triggered by birth

  A model form to allow an employee to notify you that they have given birth before the start of their maternity leave.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter responding to employee whose maternity leave has been triggered by early birth

  A model letter to respond to an employee who has notified you that they have given birth early.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter inviting employee to pre-maternity leave meeting

  A model letter to invite an employee to a pre-maternity leave meeting.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Checklist for holding pre-maternity leave meeting

  A model checklist to use when holding a pre-maternity leave meeting.

• Type:

  How to

  How to deal with the situation where an employee becomes pregnant again while on maternity leave

  Practical guidance on dealing with the situation where an employee becomes pregnant again while on maternity leave, including entitlement to SMP.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  No requirement to offer childcare vouchers via salary sacrifice during maternity leave

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that it is not discriminatory for an employer that offers childcare vouchers in return for a deduction from pay to cease to offer the vouchers during maternity leave.

• Type:

  FAQs

  Can an employee choose to start their maternity leave on any day of the week?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Does an employee have the right to return to the same job after maternity leave?

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter responding to employee not returning to work after maternity leave

  A model letter to respond to an employee entitled to maternity leave where they have advised that they do not intend to return to work after maternity leave.