Often employers agree to add the accrued annual leave on to the end of the 12 months maternity leave but that is through agreement. If you fall ill whilst on unpaid additional maternity leave, you will not generally be eligible to receive any contractual sick pay. You may be allowed to work for another employer during unpaid maternity leave but you must check your contract and local policies before doing so. <>>>
Please see our pregnancy toolkit for information on what to consider, when to notify your employer and your rights. Always check your contract and maternity policy. <>
If you have told you are being made redundant, gather your contract and any relevant paperwork and call us on 0345 772 6100 us for advice. Section 15 of the NHS handbook states that to claim NHS contractual maternity pay you must intend to return to work with the same or another NHS employer for a minimum period of three months after your maternity leave has ended. In addition to the above, for junior doctors on the 2016 TCS, the following will be disregarded when assessing the 12-month continuous service requirement: As a member access a range of e-books and e-journals and use Medline to support your research. If YES to A and NO to B: The aim of this policy is to ensure the safety of pregnant and nursing mothers and to set out the entitlements to time off with pay and unpaid periods of leave, where appropriate, for employees requesting maternity, paternity (maternity support), shared parental leave or adoption leave. These guides will help you answer many of your questions about work. If you are employed outside the NHS, read your contract of employment or local policy to determine when you need to return and the notice period you need to give. x��][�7�~7��Џ�"�4�ݽ��x7�:'�1����:�ů�E�ȯ�Ȧ������O�����ݓgO��? The earliest your MA can start is 11 weeks before the date your baby is due and the latest is from the day following the birth. 3 0 obj
England, Wales and Scotland To qualify for MA you must have been employed or self-employed for at least 26 weeks of the 66 week period up to the beginning of the week the baby is due. Doctors entitled to the NHS maternity scheme are: junior doctors (Schedule 13 of TCS) consultants (Schedule 24 of TCS) specialty doctors (Schedule 21 of TCS) The easiest way to get in touch with us is. It is unlawful for you to suffer detriment for not agreeing to work KIT days or for working or considering working these days. If, while studying, you are working on the bank, for an agency, or on a self-employed basis, you may have satisfied the eligibility criteria for either Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) or Maternity Allowance (MA). To be entitled to SPL and ShPP both the mother/adopter and the father/partner need to meet specific eligibility criteria. If you, or someone you know has concerns about their immediate health, and you or they are already registered with one of our services, then please use the following contact methods to get the help you need: Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) operates services in 200 locations across Rotherham, Doncaster and North Lincolnshire. "�������P��a7��>>~�����v�{v����Q��]�!F̓� stream
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If possible you should give them an approximate date for when you intend to return to your course. If there is no suitable alternative and your job is redundant, read more here. You are entitled to receive a written statement of the reasons for your dismissal without having to request it, regardless of your length of service. Specialty and associate staff doctors' pay scales, Transitioning to the 2015 NHS pension scheme, Returning to the NHS or starting a new role, Refugees, overseas visitors and vulnerable migrants, Mental health of doctors and medical students. You can change your mind about when you start or finish your maternity leave, but you have to give 28 days’ notice of any change of start date and 8 weeks’ notice of you want to change the return date. Please check your local policies (recruitment, maternity and sickness etc) and please call us on 0345 772 6100 if you feel that you are being unfairly treated. endobj
This is broken down into 26 weeks Ordinary Maternity Leave (OML), which is inclusive of compulsory leave and 26 weeks Additional Maternity Leave (AML). • 13 weeks SMP If you work in the NHS, read more about KIT days in the NHS handbook section 15. To check if you are eligible in England, Scotland and Wales, you can use the leave and pay calculator on gov.uk and read more about SPL here. Appendix A Mat Leave and Pay Entitlements, Appendix B Application for Maternity Leave and or Pay, Appendix C Application form Shared Parental Leave, Appendix F Keeping in Touch Days Guidance, Appendix H Application for Paternity (Maternity Support) Leave and or Pay, Appendix I Adoption Leave and Pay Entitlements, Appendix J Application for Adoption Leave and or Pay, Appendix K Matching Certificate Statutory Adoption Leave and Pay, Appendix M EU Guide Pregnant Workers Generic Hazards, Children, Young People and Families Community Integrated Services, Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services.