Include in your letter/email that you are pregnant, the EWC/due date, that you would like to take maternity leave, and the dates which you would like your maternity leave to start and when you wish to return (the latter can be changed later so long as you give your employer 28 days ...
I was in a similar situation, had told them my mat leave start date (which was actually the day before my due date) literally as soon as I told them I was pregnant at 12 weeks. They didn’t bother to even start looking for cover until I was 35 weeks, then were in a bl...
An employee can choose to start their statutory maternity leave any time from 11 weeks before their EWC, however you should receive notification of when they would like to begin their leave. Can my employee change their maternity leave start date? Yes. However they would need to either give ...
If you are employed, you are entitled to takeStatutory Maternity Leave(SMP), which is 52 weeks off. SMP is typically made up of two parts: Ordinary Maternity Leave, which is the first 26 weeks, and Additional Maternity Leave, the remaining 26 weeks. You don’t have to take the whole t...
How can you find out if you’re eligible for paid maternity leave when self-employed? First things first, head over to https://www.gov.uk/maternity-allowance/eligibility and fill in the maternity entitlement calculator. We found this a useful and simple-to-use resource. Bear in mind that ...
I’ll get 1 year off - 6 months full pay, 3 month statutory and 3 unpaid. My annual leave cycle/calendar starts the month before I’m due. I have to p...
Check out our due date calculator Subscribe Runningupthecurtains · 29/05/2024 20:38 Can you use your Annual leave to effectively go back part time? So you book two or three days off each week until you start the next maternity leave? You won't be as tired, your little one won't...
Check out our due date calculator Subscribe GretaVanFleet · 09/09/2022 20:02 You will be entitled to holiday during your maternity leave. A lot of people return to work but start by taking the accrued leave so technically you have returned but on leave. Alternatively if your employer ...