what do people do when the employer will not pay the top up? My friend is in this situation and will not survive on the benefit payment, she is at wits end and may lose her home as cannot keep up mortgage payments.
she is at wits end and may lose her home as cannot keep up mortgage payments.
Is an employer (who owns the company) entitled to tell staff they may only take 4 months maternity leave when the entitlement is for 26 weeks? What comeback would you have?
Also, what do people do when the employer will not pay the top up? My friend is in this situation and will not survive on the benefit payment, she is at wits end and may lose her home as cannot keep up mortgage payments.
Maybe she should look into a mortgage payment holiday to help her out while she is off (usually 3 months) thats what i plan on doing when taking unpaid leave. Or else talk to bank and switch to interest only for a while. Perhaps her employer is willing to pay the top up for 4 months only? She should also remember that she will be entitled to child benefit and early childhood supplement once the baby is born - not a huge amount but it all adds up.
Maybe it's a case of misunderstanding on the employer's part or a communications breakdown between employer and employee rather than anything necessarily nefarious?
Actually I was not referring to the issue of salary during maternity leave other than to say that there is no statutory entitlement to this. It is not unusual for employers NOT to pay anything. As mentioned above this is purely a contractual matter. The other issue of statutory maternity leave entitlements is the one that I was concentrating on.I'd be inclined to agree - Might it be that they will pay top-up for 4 months only? That would be a fairly common arrangement.
It is not unusual for employers NOT to pay anything.
Actually I was not referring to the issue of salary during maternity leave other than to say that there is no statutory entitlement to this. It is not unusual for employers NOT to pay anything.
The Plain English people would love this
Do you mean 'It's usual for employers to pay nothing'?
(Ok, ok, I know there are subtle differences in meaning.)
Yeah - whatever....As for the plain english... http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/
If she is at her wits end about the financial cost of being off for 6 months, she could soften this somewhat AND keep her employer happy by only taking 4 months leave. She might even be able to negotiate a partial top-up in return for taking a shorter-than-statutory maternity leave. 14 weeks + optional unpaid 4 weeks was the standard leave until a few years ago and babies and parents survived - and certainly if repossession is the alterative this should be seriously considered.Is an employer (who owns the company) entitled to tell staff they may only take 4 months maternity leave when the entitlement is for 26 weeks? What comeback would you have?
Also, what do people do when the employer will not pay the top up? My friend is in this situation and will not survive on the benefit payment, she is at wits end and may lose her home as cannot keep up mortgage payments.
At a max its 3092 for the year.
We don't know for sure that she qualifies for the maximum MB payment. Besides I doubt that there are too many mortgagees who could service their loan and living expenses on MB, CB and ECS payments alone!she will also get up to 280 a week maternity benefit.
Another option after the birth might be unpaid Parental Leave taken after consultation/agreement with her employer? See www.citizensinformation.ie for more info.If she is at her wits end about the financial cost of being off for 6 months, she could soften this somewhat AND keep her employer happy by only taking 4 months leave. She might even be able to negotiate a partial top-up in return for taking a shorter-than-statutory maternity leave. 14 weeks + optional unpaid 4 weeks was the standard leave until a few years ago and babies and parents survived - and certainly if repossession is the alterative this should be seriously considered.
We don't know for sure that she qualifies for the maximum MB payment. Besides I doubt that there are too many mortgagees who could service their loan and living expenses on MB, CB and ECS payments alone!
Sorry - missed that!Thats why i said up to 280 per week.
All fair points in my opinion.Also I suggested taking payment holidays on loans.
As another poster suggested she does not have to take the full 26 weeks if she can't afford it. You only have to take 2 weeks before baby is due and 4 weeks after.
Maybe she should have looked into the details in her contract/ company policy before getting pregnant if she is going to lose her house over it?
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