Maternity pay
Summary
- Employers must pay employees on maternity leave statutory maternity pay if they satisfy the qualifying conditions. (See Overview of statutory maternity pay)
- To qualify for statutory maternity pay, employees must meet certain eligibility criteria. (See Employees eligible for statutory maternity pay)
- Statutory maternity pay is payable for up to 39 weeks. (See Statutory maternity pay period start date and length)
- Employers are able to recover most of the statutory maternity payments that they make. (See Recovery of statutory maternity pay)
- Employers must keep a record of details relating to every employee's statutory maternity pay for three years. (See Statutory maternity pay and record keeping)
- An employee on maternity leave can work for up to 10 days without losing their right to statutory maternity pay. (See Keeping-in-touch days and statutory maternity pay)
- An employer may offset payments of contractual maternity pay against its liability to pay statutory maternity pay. (See Contractual maternity pay)
- Employees who do not qualify for statutory maternity pay may be able to claim maternity allowance. (See Maternity allowance)
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