Maternity leave and maternity pay

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• 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 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.