maternity pay

Darksparkle

sangie595 wrote: »

Yes. But abortion has a series of implied meanings that lack sensitivity, so it is usual to refer to these procedures as terminations. I don't have access to my maternity rights briefings right now - not in the office due to having broken my ankle. But you'll find that there is a confirmation on the Money Advice Service site here - https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/articles/if-your-baby-is-stillborn

The same rights attach as for stillbirth.

Thanks. Like I said, I hoped you were right but HMRCs guidance doesn't appear to mention this scenario (my employer has their own policy on it as they pay contractual maternity).

NYM

I don't know how current this is...jenniethomas.com

Tigsteroonie

Definition of stillbirth in the UK (apologies for the insensitivity of the language), taken from the Births & Deaths Registration Act:

"still-born" and "still-birth" shall apply to any child which has issued forth from its mother after the twenty fourth week of pregnancy and which did not at any time after being completely expelled from its mother, breathe or show any other signs of life.

SANDS guidance (link) details the maternity rights for stillbirth after 24 weeks as being roughly comparable to full pregnancy. p50 of https://www.uk-sands.org/sites/default/files/SGTYB%20LINKED-%20Sept%202014.pdf

Prudent

Thank you so much everyone this is really helpful . This will at least give the mother some time and space in such a painful time.

clairec79

A termination after 24weeks and 0 days (which will include fetocide first) is treated legally the same as any stillbirth

TBagpuss

As others have said, this is treated legally as a stillbirth, which (as well as entitling her to some SMP) should mean that she can decide whether she tells her employer that she suffered a still birth or whether she choses to share that the pregnancy had to be terminated.