Maternity leave and maternity pay

New and updated

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Redundancy: Letter confirming to pregnant employee that they have accepted suitable alternative vacancy

  Use this model letter to confirm to a pregnant employee who has not commenced maternity leave and been given notice of redundancy that they have accepted an alternative position. This letter should be used only where the employee informs the employer of their pregnancy on or after 6 April 2024.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Redundancy during or after maternity leave: Letter offering suitable alternative vacancy to employee

  Use this model letter to offer suitable alternative employment to an employee who has been given notice of redundancy during or after maternity leave.

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  Training

  Pregnancy and maternity leave quiz - line manager training

  A quiz for line managers to test their knowledge on the law and practice relating to pregnancy and maternity leave.

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  Legal timetable

  Statutory maternity pay and other family-related statutory pay rates increase

  The weekly rates of statutory maternity pay, statutory paternity pay, statutory adoption pay, statutory shared parental pay and statutory parental bereavement pay increase.

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  FAQs

  Where an employee cannot take all their accrued statutory holiday due to maternity leave, must they be allowed to carry it over?

  Updated to reflect legislation in force from 1 January 2024 confirming that annual leave that cannot be taken due to maternity leave can be carried forward.

• Type:

  How to

  How to deal with the holiday entitlement of an employee taking maternity leave

  Updated to reflect legislation in force from 1 January 2024 confirming that annual leave that cannot be taken due to maternity leave can be carried forward.

• Date:

  13 January 2023

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Employment law 2023: six key tasks for HR

  We look at what HR needs to do to meet its employment law obligations and prepare for the coming year.

• Date:

  6 December 2022

  Type:

  News

  Statutory maternity, paternity and sick pay rates to increase 10% in 2023

  The 2023/24 rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay have been set by the Department for Work and Pensions.

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  Statutory maternity pay and other family-related statutory pay rates increase

  The weekly rates of statutory maternity pay, statutory paternity pay, statutory adoption pay, statutory shared parental pay and statutory parental bereavement pay increase.

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  Editor's choice

  Check out our meeting/hearing checklists for HR/line managers

  Our popular Policies and documents tool includes a selection of checklists to assist HR and line managers when holding some common meetings or hearings related to a number of key workplace processes.