Other than in the first 2 weeks after the baby’s birth, you may carry out up to 10 days’ work for your employer (or employers if you have more than one) without losing any maternity pay or leave. These ‘Keeping in Touch (KiT) Days' could include attending a training day or staff meeting or actually doing a full day’s work. Anything you do on any day will count as though you had worked a full day, (even if you only went into work for 2 hours) but KiT Days cannot be used to extend your maternity leave period.
Your employee cannot force or demand that you work at any point during your maternity leave and it has to be an agreement between you and the employer. If you choose to work on a KiT Day, your employer does not have to pay you your normal wages, but your maternity pay is not affected by working such a day.
Some good employers might decide to pay you your normal wages for that day, although you should check that this does not jeopardise your maternity pay (or any other benefits such as Tax Credits), and some might allow time off ‘in lieu’ when your maternity leave period ends and you return to work.
