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All items: Calculation of statutory maternity pay

How is statutory maternity pay calculated?
How is statutory maternity pay calculated when there is a salary-sacrifice arrangement in place?
Where an annual pay rise coincides with an employee's maternity leave will this affect their maternity pay?
If a part-time employee temporarily increases their hours for a period prior to maternity leave, on what basis should their maternity pay be calculated?
Should allowances such as travel allowances and car allowances be used in the calculation of statutory maternity pay?
How is statutory maternity pay calculated if the employee is on sick pay during the calculation period?
What is included in an employee's "normal weekly earnings" for the purposes of calculating statutory maternity pay?

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