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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

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