The 15th week before the expected week of childbirth.
1 This is the earliest date on which maternity leave may start. 2  Count back 4 more Sundays, to the 15th Sunday. 3  This is the Sunday at the start of the Qualifying Week. 4  Count back 25 more Sundays, to the 40th Sunday and find the date of the following Saturday. 5  This is the latest employment start date. 1 Count back 4 more Sundays, to the 15th Sunday. 2  This is the Sunday at the start of the Qualifying Week. 3  Count back 25 more Sundays, to the 40th Sunday and find the date of the following Saturday. 4 Category C – Employee with less than 26 weeks’ service on the qualifying date. Such an employee will receive during her period of maternity leave: 1  The equivalent of full pay for the first four weeks of leave. Category A – Employee with one or more year's service at the qualifying week. Such an employee shall be entitled to 18 weeks' pay equivalent of normal full salary (made up of Statutory Maternity pay, which is applicable, plus the balance from NICVA). Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP). Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) will be paid for 39 weeks. SMP will be paid at 90% of average weekly earnings for six weeks and £138.18* per week (or 90% of average weekly earnings if this is less) for 33 weeks. Category A – Employee with one or more year's service at the qualifying week. Such an employee shall be entitled to 18 weeks' pay equivalent of normal full salary (made up of Statutory Maternity pay, which is applicable, plus the balance from NICVA). During your maternity leave, SMP is included within any weeks of full pay and 9 weeks of half pay. As a condition to be entitled to SMP, your average weekly earnings must be above the Lower Earning Limit. This limit is set at £111 a week if the end of your qualifying week is in the 2014-15 tax year. Should you not qualify for SMP, an SMP1 will be sent on receipt of your MAT B1 form. Please take the SMP1 form, and your maternity certificate (MAT B1) to your local Benefits Agency as you may be able to claim Maternity Allowance. For the first six weeks you get 90 per cent of your average pay. After that you get the basic rate of statutory maternity pay, which, at the date of publication, is £128.73 per week, for up to 33 weeks. Statutory maternity pay is only payable when you are away from work so if you work at any time during your maternity leave you will not get statutory maternity pay for that week. To qualify for statutory maternity pay you must have worked continuously for the same employer for at least 26 weeks by the end of the 15th week before the week the baby is due. For the definition of 'continuous employment' please refer to the glossary. Calculate your employee’s: 1  statutory maternity pay (SMP), paternity pay, adoption pay. 2  qualifying week. 3  relevant employment period and average weekly earnings. 4  leave period. What you need. You need: 1  the baby’s due date. 2  date of birth-for paternity. 3  your employee’s salary details, eg weekly rates of pay. 4  the dates for adoption, eg match date and date of placement. The employee should give you proof within 21 days of the SMP start date. To qualify, the employee must have worked for you continuously for at least 26 weeks up to the qualifying week, which is the 15th week before the expected week of childbirth. The employee must also still be pregnant at the start of the 11th week before the week the baby is due or had the baby by then. 1 For employees who qualify, SMP is payable for 39 weeks. 2  This is made up of: 3  6 weeks at the higher rate, which is 90% of the employee’s average weekly earnings. 4  33 weeks at the standard rate, which is either 90% of the employee’s average weekly earnings or £139.58 per week, whichever is lower. You must have worked at least 26 weeks with your employer by the end of that week in order to qualify for statutory maternity pay. You must still be employed in that job in the 15th week before the baby is due and you must earn at least £102.00 [2011/2012] per week on average during the 8 weeks before the 15th week. To qualify for statutory maternity pay you must have worked continuously for the same employer for at least 26 weeks by the end of the 15th week before the week the baby is due. For the definition of 'continuous employment' please refer to the glossary. Statutory Maternity Pay Dates Calculator. Use our. dates calculator to clarify your statutory maternity pay entitlements. Sorry, JavaScript must be enabled in order to use this calculator. If this is a problem for you, please let us know. Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP). To qualify for SMP you must: 1  earn on average at least £112 a week. 2  give the correct notice. 3  give proof you’re pregnant. 4  have worked for your employer continuously for at least 26 weeks up to the ‘qualifying week’ - the 15th week before the expected week of childbirth. Work out your qualifying week using the maternity pay calculator. You can’t get SMP if you go into police custody during your maternity pay period. It won’t restart when you’re discharged.
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