Hi all,
I am currently pregnant and have a question relating to my eligability to claim maternity benifit. My companies policy is to pay employees their full salary for 6 months, they do not require you to claim the maternity benifit and pay it back to them or have it directly paid to them. Strange I know - I have double checked it in terms of the policy and have it confirmed by email from the HR person. I am aware that maternity benifit is not taxable and have been advised by Dept of Social Welfare that I meet their criteria to claim maternity benifit and they do not need to know the arrangement with my employer although the woman I spoke to did agree that it was very unusual. My question is now can the employer refuse to sign and stamp the form if I ask them to? I think they may look at their policy again if I go down this road, but the current policy does not require me to give the benifit to them and I have been told I woudl be mad not claim the benifit in addition to my salary. Any insight welcome!
Thanks
I am currently pregnant and have a question relating to my eligability to claim maternity benifit. My companies policy is to pay employees their full salary for 6 months, they do not require you to claim the maternity benifit and pay it back to them or have it directly paid to them. Strange I know - I have double checked it in terms of the policy and have it confirmed by email from the HR person. I am aware that maternity benifit is not taxable and have been advised by Dept of Social Welfare that I meet their criteria to claim maternity benifit and they do not need to know the arrangement with my employer although the woman I spoke to did agree that it was very unusual. My question is now can the employer refuse to sign and stamp the form if I ask them to? I think they may look at their policy again if I go down this road, but the current policy does not require me to give the benifit to them and I have been told I woudl be mad not claim the benifit in addition to my salary. Any insight welcome!
Thanks