Maternity leave and maternity pay

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  FAQs

  Can an employee who does not have average weekly earnings of at least the lower earnings limit claim any financial assistance throughout their maternity leave?

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  What notice of the date that they want their statutory maternity pay to begin do employees have to give?

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Claire Benson, Rebekah Martin and Poppy Fildes, associates at Addleshaw Goddard, detail the latest rulings.

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  FAQs

  Where an employee notifies their employer that they are pregnant after they have given notice of their resignation, will they be entitled to statutory maternity pay?

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  If an employee on maternity leave has said to their employer that they may not take the full 52 weeks, can they return earlier than the end of their additional maternity leave?

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  Where a pregnant employee is suspended on health and safety grounds will this trigger their maternity leave at a certain point?

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  If an employee on maternity leave has given notice that they will not take the full 52 weeks, can they change their mind and take the full entitlement?

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  FAQs

  Where an employee notifies their employer of their intended maternity leave start date how should the employer respond?

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  FAQs

  What are the possible consequences where an employer fails to respond to an employee's notification of their intended maternity leave?

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  FAQs

  What are the consequences for an employer that dismisses an employee to avoid paying them statutory maternity pay?