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  FAQs

  Should the employer maintain an employee's pay during pregnancy-related sickness absence if they are not entitled to contractual sick pay?

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  FAQs

  Where a pregnant employee has two jobs will they be entitled to statutory maternity pay from each employer?

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  Should allowances such as travel allowances and car allowances be used in the calculation of statutory maternity pay?

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Bess Sturman and Richard Port of Addleshaw Goddard outline the latest legal rulings and explain what you need to know to avoid tribunals.

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  FAQs

  Will an employee for whom a surrogate mother gives birth to a child be entitled to paid maternity leave?

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  Is statutory maternity pay subject to tax and national insurance?

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  FAQs

  Where a pregnant employee's job involves heavy lifting and there is no lighter work available for them to do, can the employer insist that they start their maternity leave early?

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  FAQs

  For the purposes of ordinary parental leave, how is "parental responsibility" defined?

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  FAQs

  Where an employee fails to return from maternity leave on the expected date can the employer terminate their employment?

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  Where an employee wishes to start their maternity leave on their due date, can the employer insist that they start it earlier to allow some time to relax beforehand?