If you wish to return to work before your maternity leave has ended then you must give at least eight weeks’ notice of the date on which you intend to return.
If you return to work immediately after a period of ordinary maternity leave, you will return to work in the same job that you left. If you return to work from a period of additional maternity leave you will return to the job in which you were employed before, however, if that is not reasonably practicable for the company, then you will return to another job which is both suitable and appropriate in the circumstances and on terms and conditions no less favourable then before maternity leave. In accordance with statutory requirements, where job losses are unavoidable, you will be given first consideration for any suitable alternative employment that may arise.
At least two weeks before you are due to return to work, you may be invited for an informal meeting with your Line Manager in order to discuss any material points concerning your return to work. These include:
updating you on developments at work
considering whether any retraining needs have arisen, because of staleness or new technical or other developments.
providing you with the opportunity of indicating whether you wish to be considered for flexible working.
Failure to return to work by the end of your maternity leave will be treated as an unauthorised absence unless you have notified us that you are sick and produce a current medical certificate before the end of the maternity leave period.
If annual salary reviews occur during your period of absence, you will be notified of your reviewed salary at this time.