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"𝐈'𝐯𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐝𝐨?" The first thing to establish is how much maternity leave was taken prior to returning to work. The reason for this, is because the right to return to the same job as before maternity leave is affected by how much maternity leave has been taken. In the UK, an employee is entitled to take up to 52 weeks maternity leave. The first 26 weeks of this period is referred to as ‘ordinary maternity leave’. If an employee returns to work in this period, they have the right to return to the same job. Their pay and conditions must be the same as or better than before the period of maternity leave. If not, this would be considered unfair dismissal and maternity discrimination. If someone chooses to take more than 26 weeks leave, this period is referred to as ‘additional maternity leave’. An employee would still have the right to return to their job on the same terms, but it may not be possible if there have been significant changes affecting the employer. In this instance, the employer must offer a similar job, although this cannot be on worse terms than before. The following terms must stay the same for the employee returning from maternity leave: ✔️ pay ✔️ benefits ✔️ holiday entitlement ✔️ location If you believe you are a victim of Maternity Discrimination, send us a confidential message.