Maternity leave and maternity pay

New and updated

• 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 £140.98 to £145.18 per week.

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

  Type:

  Legal timetable

  Updated to include a reference to the finalised Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2018.

• Letter responding to an employee whose maternity leave has been triggered by the early birth of their child

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to include the latest information on the possible extension of shared parental leave to grandparents.

• Policy setting out structure of a pre-maternity-leave interview

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to include the latest information on the possible extension of shared parental leave to grandparents.

• Letter inviting an employee to a pre-maternity-leave interview

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to include the latest information on the possible extension of shared parental leave to grandparents.

• Podcast: Handling redundancies where maternity rights apply

  Date:

  10 November 2017

  Type:

  Audio and video

  Special guest Jo Broadbent, who is a professional support lawyer with Hogan Lovells, joins us to discuss the rights that apply to pregnant employees and those on maternity leave in a redundancy situation, including the practical steps employers can take to avoid falling foul of the law.

• Maternity and paternity leave and pay survey 2017

  Date:

  24 August 2017

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  XpertHR research into maternity pay arrangements finds a wide variety of approaches among employers paying above the statutory provisions. It also examines how organisations are enhancing paternity leave and pay.

• How to deal with the situation where an employee becomes pregnant again while on maternity leave

  Type:

  How to

  Practical guidance on dealing with the situation where an employee becomes pregnant again while on maternity leave, including entitlement to SMP.

• 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.