How long does my wife need to be working before being entitled to maternity pay.

helpme_115

Im trying to find out if we start trying having a baby now (hoping for a Sept/Oct baby) if the wife will be entitled to Maternity leave,

She currently works for a telecoms company via a agency (hays) and has done since 6/10/2010, she is due to go perm within the next 2 weeks.

Looking on the internet i found this:
"Women who have at least 26 weeks service with their employer, 15 weeks before their expected week of childbirth are entitled to take up to 52 weeks maternity leave."

Does this mean that based on 4.33 weeks in a month she must have been with the company for 1 month before getting pregnant? (why dont they just say that instead of making it complicated!)

Also how does the temp to perm thing work, they treated as 2 seperate companys so as soon as she goes perm the 26 from 15 weeks thing starts over again?

Cheers

Ian

clairec79

Basically she needs to be working there when she conceives

Tigsteroonie

As Claire says - so long as she doesn't conceive until after she starts permanently, she'll be covered by their maternity deal.

Strikes me as daft, personally

helpme_115

so why do they bother with this 26 weeks 15 weeks rubbish, just say nice and simple "As long as you conceive after going perm",

Thanks for the advice

jamieamelia

they make it as complicated as they can for you sometimes but if she was to conceive now she would probably be entitled to maternity allowance, this is the same as statutory maternity pay but it comes straight from the government instead of the work place, i am currently on this as i swapped jobs when i was first pregnant and did not yet know.

McKneff

clairec79 wrote: »

Basically she needs to be working there when she conceives

:eek:

Are you sure :eek::eek::rotfl::rotfl:

Tigsteroonie

McKneff wrote: »

:eek:

Are you sure :eek::eek::rotfl::rotfl:

:rotfl: :rotfl: I see what you mean!

helpme_115

McKneff wrote: »

:eek:

Are you sure :eek::eek::rotfl::rotfl:

I dont think they meant I physically go to her work place and conceive lol

welshmoneylover

helpme_115 wrote: »

I dont think they meant I physically go to her work place and conceive lol

Hope she's not got a desk job :rotfl:

Sorry couldn't resist I'll get my coat.

McKneff

welshmoneylover wrote: »

Hope she's not got a desk job :rotfl:

Sorry couldn't resist I'll get my coat.

I'm coming with you. (no pun intended:rotfl::rotfl:)

McKneff

helpme_115 wrote: »

I dont think they meant I physically go to her work place and conceive lol

I knew that, it was my little joke:D