Employee on maternity leave

[malick85]

HI
Need ur help as m confused with one issue.
I have applied for my t1 entrepreneur extension on 18/12/17, I showed 1 full time and 2 part time employee. One of the employees went for a unpaid maternity leave as she was not qualifying for a paid maternity leave. She came back after 2 months.
My concern is that whether this period be counted in job or not.
Plz guide with your knowledge and comments

[zimba]

DO NOT tag your question on other posts. Continue here

[marcnath]

HI
Need ur help as m confused with one issue.
I have applied for my t1 entrepreneur extension on 18/12/17, I showed 1 full time and 2 part time employee. One of the employees went for a unpaid maternity leave as she was not qualifying for a paid maternity leave. She came back after 2 months.
My concern is that whether this period be counted in job or not.
Plz guide with your knowledge and comments

Good question - it is not defined in the rules.

But given that the way HO calculates hours as pay/hourly rate, I would say it won't be counted. They would see it as zero hours in those two months and you would not get credit for those.

[malick85]

That employee work for 2 months and went for maternity and worked for 10 months till I applied my extension.
Let’s say if Ho didn’t consider that maternity period then this way is it possible to cover or not. Plz guide

[marcnath]

That employee work for 2 months and went for maternity and worked for 10 months till I applied my extension.
Let’s say if Ho didn’t consider that maternity period then this way is it possible to cover or not. Plz guide

If she worked for 2 months, took leave and then came back and worked for another 10 months, then the job creation requirement of 12 months is satisfied.

[malick85]

Yes thts the case but I have submitted her maternity docs as well if CW consider tht docs only and don’t calculate the other 10 or see it as break then
Thnx for ur guidence

[marcnath]

Yes thts the case but I have submitted her maternity docs as well if CW consider tht docs only and don’t calculate the other 10 or see it as break then
Thnx for ur guidence

There is no requirement that a job has to be continuous. Even if she was away on two months unpaid holiday, it would not have mattered. You only need the 12 months in total.