advantages - maternity leave at full pay or half pay?

[AngelPunks]

When I looked into it (govt job), I was advised to take all my leave at half pay, my sick, holiday and then my maternity leave.

Now that I'll be no-longer working for govt (moves being decided between Perth, Mauritius, South Africa or now London), I'm trying to not take leave so that my first few months not working I'll have pay coming in (my holiday pay at half pay) - as I'm taking leave first, then will resign.

[butterfly_warrior]

I'm pretty sure that for holidays that fall during maternity leave in the non-government system that you don't get paid. It was just 14 weeks of pay counted from my first non-working day - holidays didn't count apart from the one that fell in between the school year ending and the next school year starting.

BW

[Lilli]

I have just checked with the "authorities" and I am entitled to half pay if I request it- I've just put in my request form. I think I will be able to better plan and budget over the coming months with half pay.