help with maternity issues

lindsaygalaxy

as far as I know you cannot get paid a salary and be on SMP or Ma.
You will still get SMP but at a slightly reduced rate, if you phone your local council tht pay you and they will be able to tell you how much. You have to take maternity leave from the day the baby is born at the latest. You will still earn holidays while on maternity and this should be paid as a lump sum at the end of the maternity leave. Also, from April once you are 25wks or over you will get £190 lump sum (pregnancy health grant) that is non income dependent.

I am in a similar situation, but on training, baby is due august and contract runs out end august. SMP is less than normal pay so hoping I get what im owed as a lump sum but waiting for council to get back to me!

lindsaygalaxy

sorry see you work for a company not school! If you call your payroll they can work it out.

nadnad

lindsaygalaxy wrote: »

as far as I know you cannot get paid a salary and be on SMP or Ma.

yes but the money she would be getting paid is not for work she is doing whilst on maternity - its for work already done BEFORE maternity leave so surely they cannot take this off her - surely she's entitled to both, its just a matter of how and when shes paid. phone ACAS they advised me re maternity leave and were very helpful.

sarahlady

Who is ACAS ??
thanks

feelinggood_2

ACAS stands for Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service. ACAS is an organisation devoted to preventing and resolving employment disputes

http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1461

maggie21

Some companies will top up your SMP. It's just like some companies will give you full sick pay, but you're only entitled to SSP.

sarahlady

have tried acas and they say they cant help with pay ????? iv also searched HMRC and found no other helplines!!!!!! cant get through to CAB although iv never really found them much help in the past. Am now at a complete loss !!!

nadnad

sarahlady wrote: »

have tried acas and they say they cant help with pay ????? iv also searched HMRC and found no other helplines!!!!!! cant get through to CAB although iv never really found them much help in the past. Am now at a complete loss !!!

i have a friend who works in HR I'll ask her and get back to you!

blackpool_mummy

hi does any one have any ideas i am 24+ weeks pregnant i started work when i was 10 weeks i work 16 hours will i be able to clam anything at all i am going to work as long as i can regards ang xx

Janepig

blackpool_mummy wrote: »

hi does any one have any ideas i am 24+ weeks pregnant i started work when i was 10 weeks i work 16 hours will i be able to clam anything at all i am going to work as long as i can regards ang xx

Without checking, I'm pretty certain you've got to be employed by a company for a year before your entitled to anything other than Statutory Maternity Allowance. Have you checked with your HR/Personnel because they should need a copy of your MAT B1 to be aware of when you're due anyway?

Jxx