Surely I am not the only future Mum that gets paid different amounts different months because bonuses and commissions are paid on a quarterly and annual basis rather than every month? Isn't performance related pay quite widespread?
So why do HMRC insist that you can only calculate the average pay, and therefore work out how much Statutory Maternity Pay you get, over a particular 2 month period?
This means that the employer can get away with paying a lot less than 90% of my real average pay.
It also means that two women with the same pay structure and same performance would get different amounts depending on when the due date falls.
How do I best highlight this to the powers that be so that a fairer system can be put in place?
Details here if interested: www.hmrc.gov.uk/helpsheets/e15.pdf