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3.<br />
3.1.<br />
Maternity, paternity, adoptive leave and<br />
parental leave policies continued...<br />
Maternity pay<br />
Amount <strong>of</strong> Pay<br />
SECTION 3.7<br />
POLICIES & PROCEDURES<br />
3.2.<br />
3.3.<br />
A member <strong>of</strong> <strong>staff</strong> taking maternity leave will receive maternity pay equal<br />
<strong>to</strong> her normal salary for 18 weeks. She will receive Statu<strong>to</strong>ry Maternity<br />
Pay only, if eligible, for a fur<strong>the</strong>r 21 weeks. The final 13 weeks <strong>of</strong><br />
maternity leave is unpaid. The payment during <strong>the</strong> first 18 weeks <strong>of</strong> leave<br />
will include any Statu<strong>to</strong>ry Maternity Pay <strong>to</strong> which she is entitled, unless<br />
<strong>the</strong> amount due under <strong>the</strong> Statu<strong>to</strong>ry Maternity Pay scheme is greater, in<br />
which case <strong>the</strong> Statu<strong>to</strong>ry Maternity Pay will be payable. If she is not<br />
entitled <strong>to</strong> Statu<strong>to</strong>ry Maternity Pay, <strong>the</strong> salary payable will be reduced by<br />
<strong>the</strong> amount <strong>of</strong> Maternity Allowance which she is entitled <strong>to</strong> receive. A<br />
member <strong>of</strong> <strong>staff</strong> not eligible for Statu<strong>to</strong>ry Maternity Pay shall be deemed<br />
<strong>to</strong> be entitled <strong>to</strong> Maternity Allowance unless she shows pro<strong>of</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
contrary.<br />
Repayment <strong>of</strong> Excess<br />
If a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>staff</strong> does not return <strong>to</strong> work after her maternity leave, or<br />
returns <strong>to</strong> work but does not subsequently continue in <strong>the</strong> <strong>College</strong>’s<br />
employment for a period <strong>of</strong> at least three months, <strong>the</strong> <strong>College</strong> will have<br />
<strong>the</strong> right <strong>to</strong> reclaim from her <strong>the</strong> pay which she has received in excess <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Statu<strong>to</strong>ry Maternity Pay <strong>to</strong> which she is entitled. The amount<br />
deducted will be all <strong>the</strong> excess pay if she does not return or leaves within<br />
one month <strong>of</strong> her return, two-thirds <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> excess pay if she continues in<br />
employment for one month, and one-third <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> excess pay if she<br />
continues in employment for two months. In exercising this right, <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>College</strong> will have regard <strong>to</strong> individual circumstances. The normal<br />
repayment term will be in full at <strong>the</strong> leaving date.<br />
Option <strong>to</strong> Delay Payment<br />
In circumstances where <strong>the</strong> member <strong>of</strong> <strong>staff</strong> is not certain whe<strong>the</strong>r she<br />
will return <strong>to</strong> work after maternity leave, she may choose <strong>to</strong> hold over<br />
any pay in excess <strong>of</strong> her statu<strong>to</strong>ry entitlement and <strong>to</strong> receive this pay in<br />
full once she has returned <strong>to</strong> work for three months.<br />
Maternity<br />
Paternity<br />
Adoptive Leave<br />
Parental Leave<br />
STAFF HANDBOOK 75