Work Entitlements

I have just returned to my old job from having bub and had a sick day with bub the other day.

I was paid for this but only just had enough up my sleeve to cover it???

I was employed for well over 1 year and maybe took 2 leave days...

Upon returning to work it looks like they have re-instated me from scratch, although I have never had to complete any forms again etc.

Is this correct..Personally I don't think so

I was paid out my holiday leave b4 having bub, as I took this time off.

Any help would be great.

I have just returned to my old job from having bub and had a sick day with bub the other day.

I was paid for this but only just had enough up my sleeve to cover it???

I was employed for well over 1 year and maybe took 2 leave days...

Upon returning to work it looks like they have re-instated me from scratch, although I have never had to complete any forms again etc.

Is this correct..Personally I don't think so

I was paid out my holiday leave b4 having bub, as I took this time off.

Any help would be great.

Generally annual leave is based on having worked 12 months first and sick leave should be a no. of days per 12 months, depends on your contract though. Doesnt sound unusual that after recommencing work after maternity leave that you would be starting from scratch again, sick leave doesnt accrue so when you leave a job its not like you get paid out for sick days you havent used or get them as credit after taking time off.

My understanding is that if you are returning to your old position, all of the leave entitlements you had (sick leave, annual leave, anything accrued towards long service etc) should still be the same when you return. You won't have accrued any extra, but they should still be the same.

At least, that's how it is at my work.

It may depend on your contract though.

My understanding is that if you are returning to your old position, all of the leave entitlements you had (sick leave, annual leave, anything accrued towards long service etc) should still be the same when you return. You won't have accrued any extra, but they should still be the same.

At least, that's how it is at my work.

It may depend on your contract though.

You'd still be entitled to the same leave conditions, but sick leave doesnt accrue (not in the private sector at least, maybe the PS does it). If you had annual leave days you had not used or had paid out and long service that would still be owed to you but not sick leave.

You'd still be entitled to the same leave conditions, but sick leave doesnt accrue (not in the private sector at least, maybe the PS does it). If you had annual leave days you had not used or had paid out and long service that would still be owed to you but not sick leave.

I've never heard of sick leave not accruing before. It must be contract dependent.

I have four weeks owing to me at the moment, and assuming I don't use it all between now and going on mat leave, I'll still have the same amount when I get back.

I don't know what sort of industry you work in, so all leave entitlements would be different.

I work in a University in HR and when I was on Maternity leave, all my long service leave, annual leave, and personal leave continued to accrue. However, if I were to go on unpaid leave at any point... my leave accruals would have ceased until I was able commence work again.

To me, it doesn't sound correct. From your post, it doesn't not sound like you resigned and were reinstated... but you were paid out your annual leave. Which i don't understand, as holiday leave is usually incremented through your pay periods by the dates that you took leave and not a lump sum. If you were still an employee, your sick leave should have still accrued as they cannot penalize you for having a child.

Again, I don't know where you work and what your entitled too...but it seems odd to me and I would be speaking to your manager and questioning their policies...

Like PP, I also work in HR at a University! smile

This may depend on where you are located. I am in NZ and by law, sick leave does NOT have to accrue from one year to the next. Some employers choose to allow it, but by law they do not have to, and so it then comes down to being a contractual issue. I do not know what the law is in Australia and I guess it may even vary by state.

I would advise that you check your employment contract, and any policies that your organisation might have relating to leave. It should be spelled out clearly, but if it isn't, feel free to ask your employer to clarify.

Also, regarding out the paying out of annual leave, this is quite common and I don't really have a good enough understanding of payroll, compensation, etc processes to be able to explain it properly (or even understand it fully!). But it is something to do with your payment for annual leave being related to how much you've earned, and if you've been at work then you earn more than if you're on maternity leave, so it works out much better for you if you take it when you've been working full-time rather than after maternity leave. Like I said I don't really understand it, but it is certainly a common practice.