It's a tough one, but I think you ladies can handle it.
I'm in dispute with my company re maternity pay. I am due July 27.
They want me to take all 25 days holiday before my maternity leave or else I will lose them... unless of course I come back before January and take it then. But I don't know if I will be doing that at this point.
So they are saying I can't be paid for or roll my holidays over if I haven't taken them by the time I go on maternity.
Effectively if I don't take all 25 days holiday this year I will lose them.
I don't believe this is the same information that other people on maternity in the company have been given, but I would need to check that and am trying to contact a few female employees for that reason.
ACAS advised me that this is discrimination given that a company can't dictate to any employee when they take their holiday. And the only reason they are doing this is because I'm pregnant and therefore it's discriminatory to me as a female.
Unfortunately the company believe they are giving me my holiday and it's up to me if I use them or not.
I only want to take 5-10 days paid holiday as a boost to the rather minimal maternity supplement of 6 weeks at 90%. But it seems they want to make a stand. And could possibly offer me no alternative but to drop it or go through a grievance procedure.
Obviously it would be great to have the money rather tahn all the holidays before July anyway. Just means I'd be on holiday for the whole time!
Not very condusive to work.
All seems a little pathetic on their part .. we're talking about a few hundred pounds after all.
Anyway. I'm not sure whether I should argue the point or not.
I'm infuriated, but I am pregnant and could do with less stress possible in my life. This opens lots of cans of worms.
Any advice?
Thanks
bx
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Take it or lose it - Forced to Take all the year's holiday within 6 months or lose it
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Belindaliu · 19/03/2013 12:09
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