(b) annual leave entitlement under your contract shall continue to accrue (see paragraph 10); and
(c)
pension benefits shall continue (see paragraph 11).
10.
ANNUAL LEAVE
10.1
During OML and AML, holiday entitlement will accrue at the rate provided under your contract.
10.2
Our holiday year runs from 1 January to 31 December. In many cases a period of maternity leave will last beyond the end of the holiday year. Any holiday entitlement for the year that cannot reasonably be taken before starting your maternity leave can be carried over to the next holiday year. You should discuss your holiday plans with your manager in good time before starting your maternity leave. All holiday dates are subject to approval by your manager.
10.3
11.
PENSIONS
11.1
During OML and any further period of paid maternity leave we shall continue to make any employer contributions that we usually make into a money-purchase pension scheme, based on what your earnings would have been if you had not been on maternity leave provided that you continue to make contributions based on the maternity pay you are receiving. If you wish to increase your contributions to make up any shortfall from those based on your normal salary then please contact Pensions Administrator. The period of OML and any further period of paid maternity leave counts towards our final-salary pension scheme as pensionable service, provided you make the necessary minimum contributions based on the maternity pay you are receiving. During unpaid AML we shall not make any payments into a money purchase scheme and the time shall not count as pensionable service under the final salary scheme. You do not have to make any contributions but you may do so if you wish, or you may make up for missed contributions at a later date.
11.2
11.3
12.
KEEPING IN TOUCH
12.1
We may make reasonable contact with you from time to time during your maternity leave.
12.2
You may work (including attending training) for up to ten days during maternity leave without bringing your maternity leave or SMP to an end ( Keeping in Touch Day ). This is not compulsory and must be discussed and agreed with your line manager. In any case, you must not work in the two weeks following birth.
12.3
You will be paid at your normal basic rate of pay for time spent working on a Keeping in Touch Day and this will be inclusive of any maternity pay entitlement.
13.
RETURNING TO WORK
13.1
Once you have notified us in writing of your Intended Start Date, we shall send you a letter within 28 days to inform you of your Expected Return Date. If your start date has been changed (either because you gave us notice to change it, or because maternity leave started early due to illness or premature childbirth) we shall write to you within 28 days of the start of maternity leave with a revised Expected Return Date.
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