hiya babe if you have been working fir the same employer for 6 months u r now entitled to get 9 months paid 90% of ya wages, i get bout 110 quid a wk, then ya can get 3 months unpaid. dont let em ... ya bowt, xxx

after reading laura's post regarding maternity pay and leave i decided just to double check what i was going to get as my employers are hopeless at sorting out wages. i went on the government website which said that i would be entitled to 6 weeks 90% pay then 33 weeks at £112 a week. this is what i thought it was going to be, but then on a calculator thing on the same website it said i would only get 26 weeks paid??? im really confused can anyone shead any light on entitlements? i work full time and have worked for my employer since february.they do not have company maternity pay.
thankyou x

I'm sure you don't get 90% for 9 months as someone else said, just 90% for 6 weeks then £110.00 for 33 weeks then no pay for the remaining 13 weeks if you choose not to go back to work then. Every pregnant woman is entitled by law to 52 weeks off.

The only time this is bettered is if your company has a scheme (or you're a civil servant) but alas mine doesn't.

Deena x

Hi if you earn less than £110 a week then you will get 90% of what your weekly wages are for the full 39weeks.

I earn £95 sumit a week and my employer has told me that because it is at the lower rate i will get 90% of my wage for the full 39 weeks.

If you earn over £110 a week then you will get 90% for 6 weeks and then the £110 a week there after.

Hope this helps.
xx

hiya babe if you have been working fir the same employer for 6 months u r now entitled to get 9 months paid 90% of ya wages, i get bout 110 quid a wk, then ya can get 3 months unpaid. dont let em ... ya bowt, xxx

Does anyone know if you get tax taken off smp? I get taxed about 22% now and im due to start maternity in March, so will i get £112 - 22% tax? totally crap if it is!!!

thanks

tina

Hi Tina. U shouldnt, well at least i hope we dont, because £112 income is low income therefore not enough to be taxed on. If u r getting taxed on it, then u should get that tax back at some point. Maybe get in contact with inland revenue. Would be a waste of time if we do get taxed on that amount!
Becky and bump x

Well i assumed that we wouldnt but then i read that lady who got taxed on her sick pay and that was only £70 per week!!

Hope we dont will see if my empoyer knows and will post the answer.

Tina

Thank u! The taxcode may not change therefore may have to pay it until the end of the financial year and then get it back. However when there's a baby around were gonna need it there and then, not months later!! All very confusing!
x x

hey all, this is right about the 6week 90% 33 at SMP, iv had to look into it loads! iv been off sick since i was 22 weeks - had a car crash while at work (i work on the road and was completely not my fault!) however, after paying me full sick leave for 8 weeks, my employer wanted me to take my maternity leave early, i said no as im not off with a pregnancy related illness, so now they have put me on SSP!! can u believe it! having a baby in 5 weeks and its christmas in 7 and they put me on 70 pound a week! and then, to add insult to injury, i get taxed on that! it makes me sick! im not taking maternity leave until 2 weeks before she is born as i can claim back loss of earnings! but i think its disgusting how employer can do this! 8 weeks normal pay, then put me on SSP because i wont be bullied into taking maternity early!

sorry for rambling, it just really gets my back up! and because i have a job, im not entitled to any other benefits! noone seems to care that im not earning enough to pay the biils, let alone buy things u need when expecting!

argh! sorry and thanks all for listening!

laura X

U r entitled to 39 weeks pay, 6 weeks at 90% of ur wage and the remaining at £112.80 a week. U must let ur company know roughly when ur gonna start your mat leave approx 15 weeks before ur baby is due. If u have any scans or hospital visits etc, u r entitled to these off, paid! Ive looked into this quite a bit, so any other questions just ask.
Hope ive helped
Becky and boy bump x

cheers chick, i thought that was right but it really confused me then. i started my maternity leave on monday so hopefully my pay will be right next month, honestly my employers are soooo bad at sorting out wages its untrue, i've had a fair bit of time off sick with sick notes as i've had a lot of problems with my pregnancy and its a good job i've kept track of dates etc cos my wage has been wrong for the past 4 months!
thanks for your help x x x

Just keep on top of it all coz half the time they wont have a clue what theyre doing coz its prob all quite new to them.
G'luck hun x x