Did anyones work change the maternity package?
Hi ladies,
I finshed to start maternity leave today. I have worked for the business for 8 months, and as a result, just miss out on SMP. This means I can apply for Maternity allowance, which I have applied for. Today, work told me they would like to offer me 4 months full pay, but this would mean that I would miss out on maternity allowance.
Did anyone elses work change there maternity package?
They way I see it, i just need to do the mathes - 9 months at ??124 per week (MA), or 4 months of my salary and then nothing after for 5 months.
I can't see any way of getting both. Anyone any ideas?
Rucky 37 & 4
I finshed to start maternity leave today. I have worked for the business for 8 months, and as a result, just miss out on SMP. This means I can apply for Maternity allowance, which I have applied for. Today, work told me they would like to offer me 4 months full pay, but this would mean that I would miss out on maternity allowance.
Did anyone elses work change there maternity package?
They way I see it, i just need to do the mathes - 9 months at ??124 per week (MA), or 4 months of my salary and then nothing after for 5 months.
I can't see any way of getting both. Anyone any ideas?
Rucky 37 & 4
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either that or take whichever pays you more!
also it would be worth asking if the 4 months full pay from work is conditional on you returning for a certain period after finishing your maternity leave.
As for getting both, I don't see why not. MA is a statutory scheme, paid to you by the government. If you privately enter into an agreement with your work for them to pay you extra, then lucky for you.
HOWEVER, it may be that on the MA paplication forms you have to sign a declaration saying that it will be your only source of income or that you will notify HMRC if you get any other income while receiving MA. In that case you won't be able to claim both.
Alternatively, you could take the four months pay from your work, and then at the end of that period apply for MA from that point on iyswim?
C