Maternity leave: What is the same job?

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• Bond Pearce Employment Team

Under the Maternity and Parental Leave Regulations 1999 (the MPL Regulations), women returning from ordinary maternity leave or employees returning from four weeks or fewer parental leave have the right to return to “the job in which she was
employed before her absence” subject to certain provisions. Those returning from additional maternity leave or longer parental leave are entitled to return to the same job or one which is suitable and appropriate in the circumstances if it is... (1205 more words)

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