Maternity leave and pay

Roxanne85

hello, I am currently on maternity leave from work and I get SMP. I have a few months left as I am due to go back to work in April, in total I would have had 9 months off.

I am now pregnant again and I am due September time.

I will return to work in April, as yet I am unsure as to full time or part time.

Does anyone know if i am entitled to SMP again?

From what I have found online you have to be employed for 26 weeks before you can claim SMP but technically I am still employed just on maternity leave, I am really confused can anyone help?

I cant ask anyone at work as I don't want my news to be broadcast around the whole company

Many thanks

notanewuser

Crikey!

You're classed as being at work while on mat leave, so will be entitled again provided your weekly earnings are high enough.

getmore4less

Don't forget you accrue holiday.

Roxanne85

I was thinking I may return full time so my weekly earnings will go up

chrisbur

Roxanne85 wrote: »

I was thinking I may return full time so my weekly earnings will go up

The period over which the average earnings are taken to work out entitlement and amount are the eight weeks ending with the last payday before the end of the qualifying week (which is 15 weeks before the expected week of birth) Exact details on page 21 of
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/helpsheets/e15.pdf

Jaybee_16

This document from Maternity Action may help answer some questions.


http://www.maternityaction.org.uk/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/pregnantonmaternityleave.pdf


Apologies to the site owners if I shouldn't have posted a link.