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Returning from Maternity Leave?
I am currently on maternity leave and will be returning to work in January after 10 months. On a recent Keeping in Touch day, I was informed that when I return to work, several areas of responsibility have been removed from me and have been given to other employees. Before I went on maternity leave I received an allowance for additional responsibilities which I will no longer receive because of the changes. I feel the changes are detrimental to me financially, in terms of ,my status within the organisation and in my opportunities for advancement. What recourse do I have?
In the UK btw
3 Answers
- MaxiLv 74 years ago
It’s easy to assume that everything’s going to be back to normal when you return to work after maternity leave.
But six months or a year is a long time, and there could have been big changes at work , not to mention the massive changes in your own life. So, it’s important to know where you stand.
In general you have the right to return to the same job on the same terms and conditions after your maternity leave.
However, sometimes it’s just not practical to have exactly the same job (for example, if your role involved night shifts which you can’t do any more). If this is the case, you have the right to be offered a similar job on terms and conditions at least as good as your previous role.
"allowance for additional responsibilities" may not form part of your general terms and conditions of the job
You can call Acas for help with this on 0300 123 1100.
- TavyLv 74 years ago
English law states that you still have a job, not that you will have the same duties, you must also have the same rate which appears in your Contract.
Additional pay for extra responsibilities can be changed due to the Needs of the Business.
So I am sorry there is nothing you can do.
UK
- ?Lv 64 years ago
10 months gone...the company has an absolute right to function in the best manner it can while you are gone. And giving those responsibilities to people who have effectively handled them is their right. It is also their right to decide not to remove those responsibilities. You have not moral or legal right to recourse.
