Maternity Benefits Guide - Hampshire County Council

When: What to do: See:
caseworker using Form M4G, which must
be countersigned by your line manager.
Section 13.6
Your HR caseworker will confirm your
return date and the required 3month/13
week return period (using letter M8) .
Option 2 - return to work earlier than
end of maternity leave
Section 13.2
If you wish to return early (before the end
of your AML entitlement) you must write
formally to your line manager and you may
use form M4E, giving the appropriate
written period of notice of an early return.
Providing the early return date is approved
by your line manager, your HR
caseworker will confirm this (using letter
M5).
If the early return date needs to be
postponed your HR caseworker will
confirm this (using letter M6).
Option 3 – resign Section 14
You need to write formally to your line
manager to confirm your intention to
resign your post, sending a copy of this
letter (or Form M4F) to your HR
caseworker who will send you letter M7A
or M7B depending on whether you need
to repay any element of your maternity
pay.
Step 7 Section 15
You return to work ….
Your HR caseworker will ensure that you
are returned to normal pay.
If you opted to suspend the 12 weeks’ half
pay OMP, your HR caseworker will
arrange for this to be paid to you in your
first pay period following your return to
work.
To ensure you are not in an overpayment
position, your HR caseworker will, with
your line manager, monitor your required
return to work period to ensure your
entitlement to retain OMP.
If you complete the required return
period, your HR caseworker will confirm
this in writing (using letter M8).
If you do not complete the required
return to work period or do not return to
work and did not suspend the 12 weeks
OMP, your HR caseworker will recover
this as an overpayment. This will be
confirmed in writing (using letter M7C).
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