WWYD: About to go on maternity leave, and do not want to come back to this job; I would rather look for something new while on maternity leave. But given state of economy, if I...
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don't find something else, I will come back to my current job while I continue to look - I don't want to go through period of unemployment. How do I handle? I heard from a friend that I shouldn't look for new job while on maternity leave, since current employment could ask me to repay my benefits (and my paid maternity leave).
posted August 4th, 2011 at 2:04pm in
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- I think u will be very very busy 8-4-2011 2:05pm
- i would look, bc likely it will take a while (and realistically, you're not going to be able to put that much effort into it). If you get a new job, and old job tries to get that...(more) 8-4-2011 2:06pm
$ back (which is not very common, and benefits info would say if they structure the benefit that way), negotiate with new job to compensate you for that.
- thanks; I would think a new company wouldn't want to hire me if they thought they'd have to pay for the benefits. BTW - how can you tell if company structured benefit so they can...(more) 8-4-2011 2:07pm
- if they want you, they will. that benefit is a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of finding, hiring, training and retaining a new employee. You should talk to your HR...(more) 8-4-2011 2:09pm
about the current benefit. It's a perfectly find question to ask, you need to understand your benefits. My plan explicitly says that mat leave is benefit provided as compensation for past service. My friend works for a law firm that says any employee that quits within 6 mos returning from mat leave may have to pay it back.
- shit - I work at a law firm as well (but not a lawyer) 8-4-2011 2:10pm
- just ask! it is not common do make an employee pay it back, that turns it into a pretty shitty benefit, and the point of benefits are to attract people! And much of maternity...(more) 8-4-2011 2:11pm
leave is covered by disability insurance, so it's not dollar for dollar to you co
- Thanks! I appreciate the information. This was very helpful 8-4-2011 2:13pm
- no prob, good luck! 8-4-2011 2:14pm
- as long as you're still employed they can't make you repay your benefits and maternity leave. Even if you terminate in the middle of it, you're still entitled to what they have...(more) 8-4-2011 2:07pm
provided you up until then,
- is this your 1st kid? if so, definitely wait until well after your maternity leave. your criteria for an ideal job may change dramatically. 8-4-2011 2:08pm
- No, it is my 2nd. 8-4-2011 2:09pm
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