Hi,
We are a couple who have just received mortgage approval in order to move house. I am currently on maternity leave from the civil service with full intention to return to work on my return date. However, I have been told that we cannot drawdown on the mortgage until I return to work and produce my first payslip. This will not be until next April. Meanwhile the house we want will not be available at that stage. I have supplied a letter from work confirming that I am on full pay and will be returning to the same permanent position on a particular date with same employment conditions and salary I currently enjoy. What I would like to know is if this is a standard policy of Irish banks as I believe this to be discriminatory. Surely anyone can decide one morning not to return to work. Why should maternity leave be treated any differently, particularly if the documentation above has been provided.
Thanks.
We are a couple who have just received mortgage approval in order to move house. I am currently on maternity leave from the civil service with full intention to return to work on my return date. However, I have been told that we cannot drawdown on the mortgage until I return to work and produce my first payslip. This will not be until next April. Meanwhile the house we want will not be available at that stage. I have supplied a letter from work confirming that I am on full pay and will be returning to the same permanent position on a particular date with same employment conditions and salary I currently enjoy. What I would like to know is if this is a standard policy of Irish banks as I believe this to be discriminatory. Surely anyone can decide one morning not to return to work. Why should maternity leave be treated any differently, particularly if the documentation above has been provided.
Thanks.