Include Maternity Leave on CV?

You don’t need to include if they want to know they will ask about gaps between jobs

I put to not include but considering your circumstances you can address the leave if you’re not employed during that time

Don’t put it you don’t have to. People that work corporate jobs don’t mention it even in countries with 1 year of paid leave. There is no reason you should risk being discriminated against because of it. If questioned you can of course let them know

You don’t need to put it on but some places may ask why the break in employment, I personally have put it on mine.

I wouldn’t put it on the cv where you list jobs, but in the personal statement where you can say during x & x time I became a mother and raised my child. x

I just left it as a gap in my employment on my CV, employers will just ask if they feel they need to and it's easy enough to explain! Id taken voluntary redundancy when pregnant with my 1st and then didn't return to a job until a year later once I was ready to go back to work so have that gap! A gap in employment could be for any number of reasons anyway so I wouldnt worry! X

Yes, I did only to cover gaps

I would to cover the gaps and show that you haven't been in prison and therefore unable to work.

@Sarah I understand if she was jot working prior to getting pregnant but she’s been a contractor this whole time from what I understood. She was just on mat leave. Like I’ve been at my employer for 5 years and had 2 babies there. My resume says 2020-2025 : XY employer. I did not put pauses in between

@Marième depending on the industry, under safer recruitment guidance in the UK, it's advised to disclose gaps. I've seen applications discarded before the interview stage due to gaps. It was the employer's choice but the unexplained gaps in their employment history cost some an interview.

@Sarah interesting… especially if you discuss it during the interview. When they ask me the infamous :”walk me through your resume” I always mention it. My jntention is never to deceive but in my industry it’s not something we mention on resumes 🤷🏾‍♀️

I’d include briefly just to explain any gaps x

I was advised to put it on mine and say what things I did in that time. Eg ran and maintained a household, organised schedules for multiple people, cooked, cleaned, childcare 😂

Yes I have been involved in recruiting colleagues (NHS). You have to disclose gaps and often people who did not would not get shortlisted.

Thank you all so much for your responses. This has been super helpful and given me more clarity.