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Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help
When you take time off to have a baby you might be eligible for: Statutory…
Statutory Maternity Leave is 52 weeks. It’s made up of: Ordinary Maternity…
Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is paid for up to 39 weeks. You get: 90% of…
Statutory Maternity Leave You qualify for Statutory Maternity Leave if:…
Statutory Maternity Leave At least 15 weeks before your due date, tell…
Maternity benefits Use a benefits calculator to see what help you can get…
Use this form to claim Maternity Allowance.
Maternity Allowance is paid to pregnant women who do not get Statutory Maternity Pay - rate, eligibility, apply, form MA1
Maternity Allowance is a payment you can get when you take time off to…
You can get Maternity Allowance for up to 39 weeks if you’ve been either:…
Use the maternity entitlement calculator to work out how much you could…
You can apply for Maternity Allowance once you’ve been pregnant for 26…
You need to report changes in your circumstances that happen while you’re…
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Mrs Justice Eady on 18 April 2024.
Employer guide to Statutory Paternity Pay or Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, forms SC3 and SPP1, recover statutory pay.
Employer guide to Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - rates, eligibility, notice period, form SMP1, recover statutory pay
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Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.
Information for British nationals who are victims of rape and sexual assault in the Federated States of Micronesia.
Advice to give pregnant women on infections that can be transmitted via contact with animals that are or have recently given birth.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Solomon Islands for healthcare practitioners.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Uruguay for healthcare practitioners.
How to apply for marketing authorisation via this new procedure.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Senegal for healthcare practitioners.
Use this form to claim Sure Start Maternity Grant by post.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Paraguay for healthcare practitioners.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Benin for healthcare practitioners.
The QEMC is a joint body set up to advise the Government and the Royal Household on the national memorialisation of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II QEMC is an ad-hoc advisory group of the Cabinet Office .
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Cuba for healthcare practitioners.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Ecuador for healthcare practitioners.
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