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My nurse friend told me last night that not only does she get full pay whilst on maternity leave (some companies do, some don't, that is fine) but she also gets her full maternity benefit.
She couldn't believe it herself; that she actually gets paid more whilst on maternity leave than if she was working.
In the private sector I know that the normal practice in those companies that pay their employees a salary, the employee signs over the maternity benefit to the employer!
How unfair is this!!
My nurse friend told me last night that not only does she get full pay whilst on maternity leave (some companies do, some don't, that is fine) but she also gets her full maternity benefit.
She couldn't believe it herself; that she actually gets paid more whilst on maternity leave than if she was working.
In the private sector I know that the normal practice in those companies that pay their employees a salary, the employee signs over the maternity benefit to the employer!
How unfair is this!!