Maternity Leave query

HI all 

Maybe a very silly question but we have someone who has asked to start her maternity leave 2 days after her due date and I have tried to contact the Citizen Advice Bureau looked at ACAS and CIPD and can't find a reference to state that this can't be done.

Any refs or help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Cathy Moroney

Parents
  • She can plan to start her maternity leave at any date she choses, but if she gives birth before her planned start date, it will automatically trigger her maternity leave from the day after the birth. So there's a really good chance (given most people give birth within the two weeks either side of their due date) that she'll actually end up starting earlier than her planned date.
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  • She can plan to start her maternity leave at any date she choses, but if she gives birth before her planned start date, it will automatically trigger her maternity leave from the day after the birth. So there's a really good chance (given most people give birth within the two weeks either side of their due date) that she'll actually end up starting earlier than her planned date.
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