NEW MATERNITY RIGHTS!

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• bumpee

  Mar 18, 2008 1:37PM

  i would have thought u would be entitled hun as ur due after, but not 100% sure, give em a ring! u want what ur entitled to xx

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• icecreamloverpissedoffwithBE

  Mar 18, 2008 1:40PM

  http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Moneyandworkentitlements/Parentalleaveandpay/DG_10029290
  How much SMP you'll get
  If you get SMP, your employer will pay you 90 per cent of your average weekly earnings for the first six weeks, then up to ??112.75 for the remaining 33 weeks (or 20 weeks if your expected week of childbirth begins earlier than 1 April 2007). You pay tax and National Insurance in the same way as on your regular wages. Your employer reclaims the majority of SMP from their National Insurance contributions and other payments. To qualify for SMP you must pay tax and national insurance as an employee (or would pay if you earned enough).
  
  
  
  it says on here you get statutory maternity pay for 39 weeks in total, but to check your company policy to make sure.....
  although if the gov say you get 39 weeks stat (at the lowest rate of pay) then you should get 39 weeks at least...
  
  
  xxx

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• el-07

  Mar 18, 2008 1:43PM

  u should def be entitled to it as the changes were brought in last year (1st april 2007), i would try to clarify this with your employers though x

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• tamarabell

  Mar 18, 2008 2:54PM

  Hi agree with el-07 that you are entitled as the changes are for any babies due after 01st April 2007.
  Tammi xxx
  27+3

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• sarahharvey

  Mar 18, 2008 4:35PM

  I believe SMP has gone up slightly from this April, possibly to ??117.50 but i may have read wrong!!!
  
  This site is helpful to work out what you are eligible for.... http://www.nwpayroll.com/factsheets/smpcalc.html
  
  xx

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• Hayley_JC

  Mar 18, 2008 8:19PM

  Thanks ladies, might nip down to CAB 2moro before I ring tesco's to clarify everything, at the moment i've been told i'm gettin full pay for the first 6 weeks then 90% of my earnings after that but only for 26 weeks, not 33. I only work part time (12hrs p/w) so don't know if that would affect anything or not.
  I knew new legislations were coming in but thought they'd only apply to me if i changed my leave date.
  will let all know tomorrow when i've spoken to the relevent people!!!
  
  

  

  
  
  

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• wendybell

  Mar 19, 2008 4:06AM

  This was effective from 2007 and not 2008 so you should all be entitled to 39 weeks if you've only just started your mat leave.

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• kateken81

  Mar 19, 2008 5:55AM

  
  Hiya i think that
  
  33 weeks is statutory minimum
  
  if they are paying you full pay for 6 weeks and then 90% for 26 weeks then this should be ok. you are entitled to 33 weeks though, although your employer may say the extra 7 weeks are SMP.
  
  hope this helps.
  

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