Employment Rights Act 1996

84 Employee dismissed at or after end of maternity leave period.E+W+S

(1)This section applies where an employee has the right to return to work conferred by section 79 and either—

(a)her maternity leave period ends by reason of dismissal, or

(b)she is dismissed after the end of her maternity leave period, otherwise than in the course of attempting to return to work in accordance with her contract in circumstances in which section 85 applies.

(2)Where this section applies, the right conferred by section 79 is exercisable only on the employee repaying any compensation for unfair dismissal, or redundancy payment, paid in respect of the dismissal if the employer requests repayment.