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Opening up online shop and maternity leave
lili89
Posts: 2 Newbie
Hi. I’m on maternity leave at the moment and was thinking of opening up an online shop. Would I lose my maternity pay if I did this? I’m going to go back to my job at the start of next year, but only part time so an online shop is the ideal job that I can work from home the rest of the time and earn a bit more cash every month. Is it better to wait until my maternity pay runs out to start my new venture? Thanks!
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Are you receiving SMP or Maternity allowance?
Does your contract restrict you working elsewhere?0 -
I’m getting SMP. My contract doesn’t restrict me working elsewhere.0
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No problems then you can do self employed work.
See section 3.12 third para here....
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maternity-benefits-technical-guidance/maternity-benefits-technical-guidance
"If you do any work in a self-employed capacity during your MPP, then such work will not affect your SMP."1 -
You can always call HMRC and double check.0
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