For further information regarding the current flat rate and other details regarding Statutory Maternity Pay and Maternity Allowance, click on the links below: 3. Maternity Leave 3.1 All pregnant employees are entitled to a maximum of 52 Maternity weeks’ Leave. This entitlement applies regardless of the employee's length of service with the University. Her contract of employment continues during this period and she will continue to receive all contractual benefits except normal salary. Information concerning maternity and pension scheme contributions is detailed in the relevant pension website. For academic staff this is () and for Professional Service staff this () 3.2 Maternity leave is a single continuous period and is made up of: 26 Ordinary Maternity Leave ("OML") during which the contract weeks’ – of employment continues, and during which the employee must continue to receive all her contractual benefits except wages or salary (see section 10) with no detriment to the benefits which Edinburgh Napier would provide. And 26 Additional Maternity Leave ("AML") during which the weeks’ – contract of employment continues, the same non-cash benefits as currently apply during OML will also apply throughout AML. i.e. these benefits will be provided throughout the entire 52 weeks that an employee is absent on maternity leave. These rights apply to all employees who fulfil the relevant criteria, regardless of their length of service. AML follows OML and there must be no gap between the two. 3.3 Employees cannot return to work for the University immediately after the baby is born. This period of Compulsory Maternity Leave lasts for: Two weeks from the date of childbirth; or Until a later date, if there exists a statutory requirement (apart from any requirement to suspend the employees from work on maternity grounds under health & safety regulations e.g. if the employee works with hazardous chemicals or dangerous materials) which prohibits her from working due to the fact that she has recently had a baby. After the compulsory 2 week maternity leave the remaining leave may be transferred or shared under the Shared Parental Leave Policy (see section 15 under Transfer of Maternity Leave). 4. Timing of maternity leave
For further information regarding the current flat rate and other details regarding Statutory Maternity Pay and Maternity Allowance, click on the links below: 3. Maternity Leave 3.1 All pregnant employees are entitled to a maximum of 52 weeks’ Maternity Leave. This entitlement applies regardless of the employee's length of service with the University. Her contract of employment continues during this period and she will continue to receive all contractual benefits except normal salary. Information concerning maternity and pension scheme contributions is detailed in the relevant pension website. For academic staff this is () and for Professional Service staff this () 3.2 Maternity leave is a single continuous period and is made up of: 26 weeks’ Ordinary Maternity Leave ("OML") – during which the contract of employment continues, and during which the employee must continue to receive all her contractual benefits except wages or salary (see section 10) with no detriment to the benefits which Edinburgh Napier would provide. And 26 weeks’ Additional Maternity Leave ("AML") – during which the contract of employment continues, the same non-cash benefits as currently apply during OML will also apply throughout AML. i.e. these benefits will be provided throughout the entire 52 weeks that an employee is absent on maternity leave. These rights apply to all employees who fulfil the relevant criteria, regardless of their length of service. AML follows OML and there must be no gap between the two. 3.3 Employees cannot return to work for the University immediately after the baby is born. This period of Compulsory Maternity Leave lasts for: Two weeks from the date of childbirth; or Until a later date, if there exists a statutory requirement (apart from any requirement to suspend the employees from work on maternity grounds under health & safety regulations e.g. if the employee works with hazardous chemicals or dangerous materials) which prohibits her from working due to the fact that she has recently had a baby. After the compulsory 2 week maternity leave the remaining leave may be transferred or shared under the Shared Parental Leave Policy (see section 15 under Transfer of Maternity Leave). 4. Timing of maternity leave