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Letter inviting employee to meeting to discuss request to return from maternity leave on part-time basis

Employees returning from maternity leave may request to return to work on a part‑time basis, and employers should handle these requests through a clear and fair process. This guide explains how to use a letter inviting an employee to a meeting to discuss a part‑time return, including setting out the purpose of the meeting and…

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By Lynda Macdonald

Use this model letter to invite an employee to a meeting to discuss their request to return to work on a part-time basis following maternity leave.

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About the author

Lynda Macdonald

Lynda Macdonald has worked for more than 20 years as a self-employed, freelance management trainer, adviser and writer specialising in employment law.

She regularly designs and conducts training courses on all aspects of employment law for a range of managers and supervisors in all sectors of industry.

Prior to setting up her own business in employment law and management training/consultancy, she worked as an HR manager in the oil industry for more than 10 years. She is also appointed as a panel member of the employment tribunal service in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Lynda is a university graduate in language and a chartered fellow of the CIPD. She has an LLM degree in employment law and practice.

Lynda has written numerous books on various aspects of employment law, all of which have been published by major national publishers. She has co-authored several other books, and currently contributes extensively to various HR and employment law hard-copy and online products.

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