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An employer can suspend an employee from work if their health and safety is in danger - employee right to pay, alternative work and how to handle problems

Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help

• Overview

  When you take time off to have a baby you might be eligible for: Statutory…

• Leave

  Statutory Maternity Leave is 52 weeks. It’s made up of: Ordinary Maternity…

• Pay

  Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is paid for up to 39 weeks. You get: 90% of…

• Eligibility

  Statutory Maternity Leave You qualify for Statutory Maternity Leave if:…

• How to claim

  Statutory Maternity Leave At least 15 weeks before your due date, tell…

• Extra help

  Maternity benefits Use a benefits calculator to see what help you can get…

Information for NHS organisations on the status of MIA call-off agreements.

• Updated: 18 April 2019

Working time directive and maximum weekly working hours including how to calculate your weekly working hours and working time limits if you're a young worker.

This factsheet is a summary of key information about the contract for residents living in buildings where developers have committed to remediate historic fire safety defects.

• Updated: 1 May 2025

Landlords need to follow certain procedures when evicting tenants - find out about eviction notices, harassment and illegal evictions, and going to court

Find out how to work out and report the value of the estate to HMRC.

• Updated: 9 February 2022

If you’ve been contacted by HMRC telling you we have signed you up, find out what steps you need to take next.

• Updated: 11 September 2026

How to close down your limited company by getting it struck off the Companies Register

Extradition processes and agreements between the UK and other countries, role of the Secretary of State, High Court and Supreme Court.

• Updated: 27 November 2025