Resigning after maternity leave - HELP

bird24 · Apr 11th, 2010, 15:39 PM

Hey ladies

Please help if you can as i'm so confused about what i should be doing...

I'm due back to work on the 31st May but i dont want to return. when should i hand my notice in (thinking i need to 4 weeks before i'm due back) how do i word the letter and what do i do about the annual leave i have accumilated since being on maternity leave?

Thanks

suzib76 · Apr 11th, 2010, 16:08 PM

i dont know about your annual leave, but i would guess they will sort it out - i would give them as much notice as possible, there is no reason not to tell them now tbh, especially if they have to fill your position, it would a bit daft not to let them just get on with it

jenniferannex · Apr 11th, 2010, 16:11 PM

im not sure how you would write the letter, im not returning either but i went in and told my boss face to face and i found it much easier and more personal to explain the reasons why, she was fine with it she understood.
but when i was reading all my maternity papers it said that i had to give atleast 8 weeks notice before i was due back to work if i wasnt returning or if i wanted to extend my leave.
otherwise my employer could decline and i would have to return to work my notice, or somthing like that.
i dont know if its different but its just what i read.
maybe its worth looking up hun on directgov just to be sure. xx

**AtomicPink** · Apr 12th, 2010, 02:52 AM

I had to give 8 weeks notice too, even though somehow i was lead to believe it was only 4 too!

I felt in an uncomfortable position but bite the bullet, post it, and its done, gone!

Vici · Apr 12th, 2010, 02:59 AM

They will be required to pay you your accrued A/L

Not sure about the letter hun but have you been on SMP or your companies own maternity package? x

Pink_Tinks · Apr 12th, 2010, 03:25 AM

ive also been wondering this (even tho i work in HR, doh!) but dont u have to pay SMP back if you leave your employer???

jenniferannex · Apr 12th, 2010, 03:27 AM

no because your employer doesnt pay it, the government pay it. your employer gets it back every month. ive thought this before but your employer cant ask for it back because its not their money. x

MrsRH · Apr 12th, 2010, 15:32 PM

You have to pay money back if you have an enhanced mat pay package
x

clairebear · Apr 12th, 2010, 15:35 PM

I resigned from my full time job after having Jack.

As long as you took just normal SMP then you owe them nothing. I gave my employer 6 weeks notice and they payed me for my A/L that i hadnt used x

jenniferannex · Apr 12th, 2010, 16:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrsRH

You have to pay money back if you have an enhanced mat pay package
x

ohhh yeh sorry forgot about that bit!!

Apr 11th, 2010, 15:39 PM	#1
bird24 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dorset Posts: 3,159	Resigning after maternity leave - HELP Hey ladies Please help if you can as i'm so confused about what i should be doing... I'm due back to work on the 31st May but i dont want to return. when should i hand my notice in (thinking i need to 4 weeks before i'm due back) how do i word the letter and what do i do about the annual leave i have accumilated since being on maternity leave? Thanks

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Apr 11th, 2010, 16:08 PM	#2
suzib76 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: x scotland x Posts: 6,663	i dont know about your annual leave, but i would guess they will sort it out - i would give them as much notice as possible, there is no reason not to tell them now tbh, especially if they have to fill your position, it would a bit daft not to let them just get on with it

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Apr 11th, 2010, 16:11 PM	#3
jenniferannex Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Lostock Hall, Preston Posts: 5,110	im not sure how you would write the letter, im not returning either but i went in and told my boss face to face and i found it much easier and more personal to explain the reasons why, she was fine with it she understood. but when i was reading all my maternity papers it said that i had to give atleast 8 weeks notice before i was due back to work if i wasnt returning or if i wanted to extend my leave. otherwise my employer could decline and i would have to return to work my notice, or somthing like that. i dont know if its different but its just what i read. maybe its worth looking up hun on directgov just to be sure. xx

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Apr 12th, 2010, 02:52 AM	#4
AtomicPink Mum (Mom) BabyandBump Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 27,287	I had to give 8 weeks notice too, even though somehow i was lead to believe it was only 4 too! I felt in an uncomfortable position but bite the bullet, post it, and its done, gone!

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Apr 12th, 2010, 02:59 AM	#5
Vici Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Suffolk Posts: 5,940	They will be required to pay you your accrued A/L Not sure about the letter hun but have you been on SMP or your companies own maternity package? x

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Apr 12th, 2010, 03:25 AM	#6
Pink_Tinks Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Posts: 1,675	ive also been wondering this (even tho i work in HR, doh!) but dont u have to pay SMP back if you leave your employer???

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Apr 12th, 2010, 03:27 AM	#7
jenniferannex Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Lostock Hall, Preston Posts: 5,110	no because your employer doesnt pay it, the government pay it. your employer gets it back every month. ive thought this before but your employer cant ask for it back because its not their money. x

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MrsRH Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,797	You have to pay money back if you have an enhanced mat pay package x

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Apr 12th, 2010, 15:35 PM	#9
clairebear Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: southwest uk Posts: 11,541	I resigned from my full time job after having Jack. As long as you took just normal SMP then you owe them nothing. I gave my employer 6 weeks notice and they payed me for my A/L that i hadnt used x

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