Return From Parental Leave Pay Script

You are heading back from parental leave on a new working pattern, and the salary they have offered does not sit right. This writes three scripts: opening the pay discussion with your manager, holding your ground if they push back, and escalating if needed. Grounded in your numbers and your reasoning, not generic assertiveness lines. For anyone returning and feeling short-changed.

I'm returning to work after parental leave in {NUMBER_OF_WEEKS} weeks. I've agreed to return {WORKING_PATTERN} but I'm not satisfied with how my salary has been adjusted. My previous salary was {PREVIOUS_SALARY} and the proposed new salary is {PROPOSED_SALARY}. I believe this under-values my contribution because {YOUR_REASONING}.

Write scripts for three conversations:
1. Opening the pay discussion with my manager before I return, framing it around the value I bring at reduced hours rather than fairness or rights
2. Requesting a formal salary review within my first three months back, with a specific date commitment
3. Responding if my employer says the pro-rata reduction is standard policy and not negotiable

For each script, include one thing I should document in writing after the conversation and why.