Maternity leave and maternity pay

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• Early return to work from maternity leave worked examples

  Type:

  Worked examples

  Four worked examples setting out the notice an employee must give to her employer to return to work early from maternity leave.

• Early return to work from maternity leave worked example 1

  Type:

  Worked examples

  A worked example setting out the notice an employee must give to her employer to return to work early from maternity leave, at the end of her paid maternity leave period.

• Effect of pay rise on statutory maternity pay worked examples

  Type:

  Worked examples

  Three worked examples setting out how to calculate an employee's statutory maternity pay where the employee has received a pay rise during the calculation period.

• Can an employee choose to start her maternity leave on any day of the week?

  Type:

  FAQs

• Does an employee have the right to return to the same job after maternity leave?

  Type:

  FAQs

• Maternity leave curtailment notice

  Type:

  Employment glossary

  Definition from the XpertHR glossary.

• How to manage an employee who is absent due to sickness during pregnancy

  Type:

  How to

  Practical guidance on managing an employee who is absent due to sickness during pregnancy, including avoiding pregnancy and maternity discrimination; statutory sick pay; calculating SMP; and when maternity leave will be triggered by pregnancy-related absence.

• Maternity pay and leave: XpertHR survey 2014

  Date:

  11 July 2014

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  The findings of a comprehensive XpertHR survey on maternity pay and leave that examines the practices of 356 employers.

• Letter responding to an employee who is not returning to work after maternity leave

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  A model letter responding to an employee who is not returning to work after maternity leave.

• Pregnancy and maternity: Manage an employee's maternity leave and pay

  Type:

  Liveflo

  Use this pregnancy and maternity workflow when an employee informs you that she is pregnant.