FOI4628 / October 2023 / Maternity Leave

Our ref: FOI4628

26th October 2023

 Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

We can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does hold the information you have requested.

Questions and final response:

Questions 1 – 5 We are collecting information about maternity leave pay for firefighters in your fire and rescue service. Below is the information we would like to obtain from you under the Freedom of Information Act.

We would like to receive data relating to maternity leave pay made by your fire and rescue service, the below questions cover the 52-week period (Ordinary Maternity Leave and Additional Maternity Leave):

1. What pay does a firefighter receive for first 6 weeks (inclusive) of maternity leave?

2. What pay does a firefighter receive for the next 12 weeks (inclusive) of maternity leave?

3. What pay does a firefighter receive during for the next 21 weeks (inclusive) of maternity leave?

4. What pay does a firefighter receive during for the remaining 13 weeks (inclusive) of maternity leave?

5. As of 01/07/23 the salary for a competent firefighter is £36,226, what pay would a firefighter receive for 12 months maternity leave?

Please can you state a numerical figure with a corresponding breakdown.

See attached document for response to questions 1 – 5.

Question 6 - Attach a copy of your most recent FRS maternity policy.

See attached current Essex County Fire & Rescue Service Maternity Policy – updated March 2022.

We hope you find this information useful. 

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Incident and other data is published on our transparency site. Incident Data (essexfire.gov.uk) .

Please note that the response and data released to you as part of this request will be published on our website http://transparency.essex-fire.gov.uk/.

All requests will be anonymised and no personal information including contact details will be disclosed as part of this process.

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Thank you for your interest in Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, we hope this satisfies your request.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to apply for an internal review.

Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of your original email and should be sent to informationgovernance@essex-fire.gov.uk or sent to our postal address: Internal Review, System & Data Information Governance Team, Kelvedon Park, Rivenhall, Witham, Essex CM8 3HB.

Please ensure you quote the above reference number in all future communications

Maternity Leave Policy