Overpayment recovery process

Where we identify an employee as being overpaid or having a repayment plan in place when they are due to start maternity or adoption leave, the line manager or head teacher will discuss the following options with them before they commence the leave:

• to repay the identified overpayment or remaining balance in full prior to commencing maternity leave
• continue as is with repayment plan until the employee's pay drops to Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) or Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP).  At this point if there remains an outstanding balance this will be put on hold until their return from maternity or adoption leave.  Upon their return the payroll manager and line manager or head teacher will undertake a review to determine if circumstances have changed, which would enable the outstanding balance to be repaid in less time
• to put any repayments on hold until return from maternity or adoption leave having regard to their duty to safeguard taxpayers' money

The line manager or head teacher will confirm the employee's decision to the payroll team in order for them to take the appropriate action.

Should the employee choose not to return to work at the end of their maternity leave, we will recover any outstanding monies in line with this process.