Maternity Pay

[scoobysoo]

Hi. I have a few maternity pay questions:

1. How lond do you have to work at a place to qualify for maternity?

2. Do you qualify if you only work part time?

Many Thanlks

[Goodsoulette]

For SMP unless the rules have changed, it basically works out that you have to work there a week before you got pregnant. The guidelines actually state.... "Employed by the same employer without a break for at least 26 weeks into the 15th week before the week your baby is due. Part weeks count as full weeks" and earning 87 quid a week before tax. If not you should still be entitled to Maternity Allowance.

Heres a link to MAternity Allowance explaining that...

http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/JCP/Customers/ WorkingAgeBenefits/Dev_008115.xml.html

If you are pregnant when you get your booking in appointment, all benefit entitlements are explained in the back.