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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…
Getting a faster decision on a visa, settlement or citizenship application; priority service, super priority service; waiting times; how to check if you're eligible
You may be able to pay for a faster decision on a visa, settlement…
You can apply for a faster decision on certain: visa applications…
You can use the priority service if you’re applying online for British…
The rules for getting a refund depend on whether you’re cancelling your…
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you're applying from inside the UK.
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
How to use an interrupted time series to evaluate your digital health product.
Patients receive earlier access to life-saving treatments as UK trial approval times cut in half from 91 to just 41 days.
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Being made redundant - rights, statutory payments you're entitled to, notice periods and consultation, finding a job.
Overtime law - what is overtime, overtime pay, employee rights, part-time workers and time off in lieu
Lays-offs and short-time working - pay, rights, temporary lay-off, redundancy, taking on extra work, claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, short-time regulations and payments
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