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Maternity Leave Pay

111 replies

Wussypants · 12/10/2018 22:41

Thinking of ttc next year, looking over finances and the terms and conditions of my employer's maternity pay - which is confusing!!

One of my friends says her company pays full pay for an entire year, which I'm a bit Shock and Envy at.

AIBU to ask what your maternity pay is like?

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batshite1 · 12/10/2018 23:03

In general I find the public sector is more generous than private.

Twiggywinkle13 · 12/10/2018 23:08

Public sector - we get 13 weeks full then statutory, rubbish really!!

kitkatsky · 12/10/2018 23:13

@Twiggywinkle13 agreed, but more than twice what I got

AliceRR · 12/10/2018 23:19

I get 13 full, 13 half then statutory and that’s private sector so not always better for public sector workers (although that was my understanding too)

batshite1 · 12/10/2018 23:19

but that’s not the same for everyone in the public sector & I did say in general.

IckleWicklePumperNickle · 12/10/2018 23:21

4 months full pay. 2 months 90% pay and 6 months statuary pay.

Yumyumbananas · 12/10/2018 23:24

Teacher
4 weeks full
2 weeks 90%
12 weeks 50% plus SMP
21 weeks SMP
13 weeks unpaid

No accrual of annual leave allowed so no ability to tag any paid periods of leave on to mat leave.

batshite1 · 12/10/2018 23:37

civil service is 26 weeks full pay
NHS can vary but I think it’s generally 8 weeks full & 18 weeks half.
Police (after a yr) 18 weeks full pay then it depends on the trust (?) I think.
Teachers (after a yr) 4wks full, some 90% & then maybe 12 weeks half + SMP.

In terms of good private companies, the likes of Accenture & Aviva are some of best. Unsure of Accenture but Aviva is 26 weeks full pay.

Lazypuppy · 12/10/2018 23:39

6 months full, 3 months stat. Just about to go back to work.

One of the main reasons i applied for the job

batshite1 · 12/10/2018 23:43

Yumyumbananas But as a teacher you can’t accrue annual leave in the traditional sense.

Clevs · 12/10/2018 23:44

8 weeks full pay, 18 weeks half pay + SMP, 13 weeks SMP, 13 weeks unpaid.

Option to take as above or spread payments as an average over 9 or 12 months.

NHS employer.

Clevs · 12/10/2018 23:46

And I accrue annual leave whilst on maternity leave. I've taken 9 months off but with accrued leave tagged on the end it gives me just under 12 months off.

YouBoggleMyMind · 12/10/2018 23:48

Statutory

Zigazagazoo · 12/10/2018 23:50

I got stat mat allowance- even shitter then smp.
£140 a week. I went back when she was 13 weeks (she’s 19 weeks now).
Self employed aswell so no ‘accrued holiday’ to add on.
My sister is nhs, currently on maternity. She’s getting a great mat package. Plus her 9 weeks holiday she can tack on the end.

PennyMordauntsLadyBrain · 12/10/2018 23:50

Is your friend sure about the full pay for 12 months under her own scheme?

That would be very very unusual, as you can see from the responses here.

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Wussypants · 13/10/2018 00:01

@Clevs I work for the NHS too, can I ask do you get paid full rate for the time you're off on annual leave? Can you take it all in one go?

And do you know if you get any increments while you're on maternity leave? Or does it get frozen til you go back if that makes any sense?

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Wussypants · 13/10/2018 00:03

@PennyMordauntsLadyBrain

Yes she's certain. Generous boss!!

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Clevs · 13/10/2018 00:17

@Wussypants

I get full pay for the annual leave I have accrued, including unsocial hours enhancements. I was also allowed to carry some over from the last financial year.

Increments should be as they would be if you weren't on maternity leave. I've had one since being off anyway.

Charlottejade89 · 13/10/2018 08:02

NHS but bank worker, statutory Sad wanted to take the full 9 months off but will be going back in January after 6 months as really struggling now. God knows how I am going to juggle childcare as all my family live 120 miles away

ChocolateChipMuffin2016 · 13/10/2018 08:10

Stat mat here! Private sector, professional role. Really crap!

Flev · 13/10/2018 09:21

Charity sector here - full pay for 6 weeks then statutory mat pay. We've been saving since we started trying to conceive (baby now due in 2 weeks) so I can now take 6 months off and then my partner is taking the remaining time (I'm paid twice what he is). Its definitely doable even on statutory pay but the more you can prepare in advance and save, the better.

HidingFromMyKids · 13/10/2018 09:28

From my last job it was statutory only for the full time.

The upside was that I didn't owe anything to them when I was forced into not going back!

Anything above statutory needs to be repaid if you don't return.

BunsOfAnarchy · 13/10/2018 09:32

6 weeks full
30 something weeks SMP. Total bollocks. But shit happens and luckily husband has taken over full responsibility of mortgage and bills. Back to shared outgoings once im back at work.

Happygummibear · 13/10/2018 09:47

Local gov

6 weeks 90%
6 weeks 50% +smp
6 months smp

Don't forget child benefit of about £80 a month

I also took first 3 weeks as annual leave so had 3 full weeks pay while I read books and slept! I also then had about 2 weeks unpaid at the end and then about 3 weeks of leave so again full pay until I went back as part time

SoozC · 13/10/2018 09:51

4 weeks full pay, 2 weeks 90%, 12 weeks 50% + smp then only smp. Teacher, so no hope of using annual leave and holidays are paid at the rate wherever they fall. I'll have to go back before the summer hols next year if I want paying for those 6 weeks.