FAQs

All items: Pregnancy and maternity leave and pay

Where an employee cannot take all their accrued statutory holiday due to maternity leave, must they be allowed to carry it over?

Updated to reflect that regulations are expected to come into force on 1 January 2024 confirming that annual leave that cannot be taken due to maternity leave can be carried forward.
Are employees entitled to be paid their full contractual pay on keeping-in-touch days?
Is an employer obliged to carry out an individual risk assessment for all pregnant employees?
Is an employer obliged to carry out an individual risk assessment for all new mothers returning to work from maternity leave?
How should an employer calculate statutory maternity pay for an employee who was on furlough or in receipt of sick pay during the SMP calculation period?
Where a redundancy will take effect before an employee goes on maternity leave are they entitled to be offered suitable alternative employment?
What should an employer do if an employee fails to give the required notice for taking maternity leave?
Can an employee choose to start their maternity leave on any day of the week?
Does an employee have the right to return to the same job after maternity leave?
Do employees who will become the legal parents of a child under a surrogacy arrangement have access to any family-friendly rights?

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