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Self Employed & Maternity Leave/Pay

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rainraingoaway86 · 19/06/2023 07:22

I have been self employed for about two years but only work for one employer, and work from home on my own equipment. My question is, and I'm pretty sure the answer is NO, do I have any rights to return to my job after maternity leave?
Secondly, I assume I am entitled to receive maternity allowance, can I return to work while still receiving these payments?

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Oblomov23 · 19/06/2023 07:36

Btw it's highly likely that you aren't self employed if you only work for one employer.

Hugasauras · 19/06/2023 07:32

No, you can't work while receiving maternity allowance other than 10 keeping in touch days. And if you really are self-employed then you won't have any rights to the same job on return. However if you've only worked for one employer for two years then there might be some murky water about whether you're actually self-employed or de facto employed by them, known as disguised employment.