Maternity leave and maternity pay

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• Statutory maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay increase in Northern Ireland

  Type:

  Legal timetable

  The rate of statutory maternity pay, statutory paternity pay, statutory adoption pay and statutory shared parental pay in Northern Ireland increases from £139.58 to £140.98 per week.

• Statutory maternity leave

  Type:

  Statutory rates

  The minimum entitlement to time off work for employees on maternity leave. This leave is irrespective of length of service.

• Effect of pay rise on statutory maternity pay worked example 1

  Type:

  Worked examples

  A worked example setting out how to calculate the effect of a pay rise on an employee's statutory maternity pay where the employee is paid weekly and there are two pay rises between the start of the calculation period and the end of the employee's maternity leave.

• Effect of pay rise on statutory maternity pay worked example 2

  Type:

  Worked examples

  A worked example setting out how to calculate the effect of a pay rise on an employee's statutory maternity pay where the employee is paid monthly and receives a discretionary bonus during the calculation period.

• Effect of pay rise on statutory maternity pay worked example 3

  Type:

  Worked examples

  A worked example setting out how to deal with the situation where an employee in receipt of maternity allowance becomes entitled to statutory maternity pay as a result of a pay rise.

• Maternity leave

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on Peninsula Business Services Ltd v Donaldson, regarding the provision of childcare vouchers during maternity leave.

• No requirement to offer childcare vouchers via salary sacrifice during maternity leave

  Date:

  10 March 2016

  Type:

  Law reports

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that it is not discriminatory for an employer that offers childcare vouchers in return for a deduction from pay to cease to offer the vouchers during maternity leave.

• Statutory maternity pay and other family-related statutory pay rates increase

  Type:

  Legal timetable

  The rate of statutory maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay increases.

• Payment for keeping-in-touch days worked examples

  Type:

  Worked examples

  Three worked examples setting out how to calculate payment for keeping-in-touch days for employees in different scenarios.

• Automatic triggering of maternity leave due to pregnancy-related illness worked examples

  Type:

  Worked examples

  Five worked examples explaining how an employer should treat a pregnant employee's absence in various situations leading up to her baby's due date.