Our research finds that although a majority of organisations enhance maternity pay above the statutory provision, they take a wide range of approaches in doing so.
A model policy to set out the rights of employees who are pregnant or have recently given birth, including time off for antenatal appointments and entitlement to maternity leave and pay.
Vicki Robinson, deputy director at the Miscarriage Association, and Jo Broadbent, counsel knowledge lawyer at Hogan Lovells, discuss how to support employees affected by miscarriage or stillbirth.
A sample version of the MAT B1 maternity certificate that a registered midwife or doctor can give to an employee as evidence of their pregnancy and expected week of childbirth to claim statutory maternity pay or maternity allowance.