Network Rail maternity pay

[Pinkbell123]

Hi everyone.

Does anyone work for network rail and have a better understanding of maternity pay than me?! I'm currently pregnant, entitled to mat pay (and v nice it is too!) but not sure if il be coming back to work. I currently commute for one and a half hours each way and I'm not sure if il be up for doing that once that baby is here.

My question is, do I have to pay back any of my mat pay if I don't go back? I won't know what I want to do until the baby arrives so can't tell them in advance.

I've read the leave policy and don't think it mentions paying any back but I'm not sure.

Thanks x

[Unexpected]

Is there any reason why you can't just ask your HR dept? Given that you are already pregnant, it won't come as a surprise to them that you might want some clarification.