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Maternity Leave Letter
Preparing for the birth of your baby is an exciting but stressful time – especially if it’s your first child. You’ll need to make sure you’re fully prepared for the arrival of your little bean. But first things first, you need to get your time off work approved to ensure you’re covered by your statutory pay while you’re on leave – and have a job to go back to.
Maternity leave will give you the time to recover from childbirth and bond with your little one before you’re thrown back into the real world as a working mum. But in order to get your full maternity allowance, you need to put all the details in writing.
A Maternity Leave Letter is a formal letter written by a pregnant lady to her boss requesting a leave of absence to enable give birth and nurture her new born.
Find below useful samples of professional maternity leave letters.
Maternity Leave Letter (Sample 1#)
[Your Full Name]
[Your Address]
[City, State]
[Current Date]
[Your Supervisor’s Titl
e],
[Company Name]
[Company Address]
[Company City and State]
Dear Sir,
I hereby apply for maternity leave from [Start Date], as the doctors have confirmed that my expected date of delivery is [EDD].
As per the company policy, I am also enclosing the Maternity application form along with the doctor’s notes confirming the relevant details.
I shall be able to resume duties, provided all goes well, on [Your Expected Date of Resumption, usually 3 months after child birth]. I have submitted the Project update and my team is quite capable of handling the projects in my absence.
I have also given my email address and contact numbers to the HR department as well as my Team members, so that they can reach me at any time, if need be.
I look forward to your approval of my maternity leave.
Thanking You,
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
Maternity Leave Letter (Sample 2#)
[Your Full Name]
[Your Address]
[City, State]
[Current Date]
[Your Supervisor’s Titl
e],
[Company Name]
[Company Address]
[Company City and State]
Dear Sir,
I hope that this letter finds you in the best of health. This letter concerns my request for maternity leave from [Leave Start Date] to [Leave End Date]. I hope to be back in the office by [Resumption Date].
I have also attached the relevant medical application and other details required to avail this leave.
I would be taking a three-month leave so that I can be with the baby after the delivery and will re-join immediately after that.
As I will be away for a very long time, I have entrusted my responsibilities to [Colleague's Name]. He has kindly agreed to take over my duties for three months.
In the case of an emergency, please do contact me on [Your Phone Number].
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
