In UK - Anyone else get KIT (Keep In Touch) days with their work, I was thinking of starting to use them as early as this month, gave birth in Jan, did anyone else do similar or return quite early?

I’ll be using up some KIT days to on training days. I get a maximum 10 KIT days for the whole of my maternity (which I’m taking the full year).

I left it for when the SMP pay stopped to keep going for a couple months instead, was also a good reminder/ re-introduction after so long off work was fresh in my memory 😊

In my work place, the keeping in touch days, are paid at a full day rate, so only use them when you aren't already getting full pay, or the weeks when you are getting no pay! I think I worked it out, as if I use it when I'm on statory maternity pay I'll earn a whole £2 extra that week.... so deffo saving mine for when I'm on no pay!

Thank you! My mat pay is shocking I only get full pay for a couple of months then goes down significantly to £700 which is not even going to cover much at all. Awaiting universal credit outcome but have to wait 5 weeks even when it's sorted. I thought one day I can work up to 12 hrs and I would get full pay to top up the months pay. Also my kit days are paid similar to overtime so I would see the money the month after completed x

I'm using my kit days all 10 in a row once my maternity pay ends

I did my KIT days in the last weeks of maternity leave and would just rock up spin around on my chair worked out what my laptop password was and cleared all my junk emails. Then after my maternity leave I had 10 weeks to use up a whole year of accrued holiday leave so I took a lot of time off 😂

I didn’t do it myself, but my friend did and she said it was very useful but I guess depends on the company ?!

My work did not want me to

My company deduct the SMP from kit day pay so I waited until the unpaid part to keep a bit of money coming in every month

I was offered 10 days but then I got pregnant again whilst on first year of maternity so they knew I wouldn’t actually be returning after my second year on maternity so didn’t bother using them 😅