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Employer guide to Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - rates, eligibility, notice period, form SMP1, recover statutory pay

• Entitlement

  This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg). Statutory Maternity Leave…

• Eligibility and proof of pregnancy

  Some employees will not qualify for both leave and pay. Statutory…

• Notice period

  Notice does not have to be in writing unless you request it. Statutory…

• Refuse pay form SMP1

  You can refuse Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) if the employee does not…

• Record keeping

  You must keep records for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), including: proof…

• Help with statutory pay

  For financial help with statutory pay, you can: reclaim payments (usually…

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• Updated: 29 May 2024

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• Updated: 10 June 2022

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• Updated: 28 June 2023

Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal care or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy.

Information about the welfare of horses on farms and livery yards and how to dispose of waste and fallen stock.

• Updated: 1 January 1996

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Public health principles for reducing the spread of respiratory infections, including COVID-19, in the workplace.

• Updated: 10 June 2022