Maternity Leave Pay

[Wussypants]

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 and at.

AIBU to ask what your maternity pay is like?

Statutory.

6 weeks at 90%, then 33 weeks of SMP.

There's ZERO maternity pay in my home country so I'm not complaining.

Statutory (so 6 wks at 90% then 33 at ~£600pw ie the legal minimum). It's a big company as well. Not impressed.

I’m going to get 18 weeks full pay then smp.
If I were to start mat leave a week later, it would be 22 weeks full pay as they are changing the policy

I get 8 weeks full pay, then 32 weeks half pay.

I’ll be throwing loads of money into savings before I go onto half pay so that I can still enjoy my comforts!

Work out additional holidays; it can make a big difference when added on at the end.

Statutory. So I've been getting something like £140 a week and this month is my last mat pay packet. Joy.

I only had 12 weeks at 75%.
But this was 1994

6 weeks 90%
12 weeks 50% + SMP
21 weeks SMP

6 weeks 90% - 39 weeks 145 a week

Ive been there almost 7 years too! middle management - absolutely crap package!!!

Luckily I will not be returning after this baby and will take into consideration the next job, about their mat benefits as i want a 2nd!!

6 months full pay. No idea what else as went straight back to work then.

Statutory (professional workplace, plenty of money)

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

^Your friend is having a laugh

5 months full pay then 4 months statutory.

A friend of mine who worked for Jaguar Land Rover got a year at full pay.
I don’t know what my current employer offers as I’d already had my kids when I started there.
There is a campaign for companies to publish their maternity, paternity etc pay rates as you never know until you start otherwise.

I'm in the US, so absolutely nothing which is completely shocking to me! A generous maternity package is 3 months off on 50% pay. Much more common is 3 months off unpaid - or less. My friend had to fight to get 6 weeks off, unpaid. She also gets 10 days holiday a year which she is using.

I honestly don't know how families manage - but they do!

6 months full pay, afterwards smp. most people don’t take the full year

SIL gets full pay for a year - she's a solicitor.

I work for the NHS and currently on maternity, I get:

2 months full pay
4 months half pay + SMP
3 months SMP
3 months unpaid - which I won't be taking as we can't afford

@greendale17 there are plenty of places that provide full pay for a year

I looked up accruing holiday as a teacher on mat leave. You are entitled to 28 days, minus any school holidays that take place within a school year before or after your leave. But!! But but but!! Your school can ask you to take these during periods of school closure. So, the holidays.

NHS here. I've spread my payments so taking a whole year. I also did a bit of bank in the qualifying period (what you get paid between 17-25 weeks) sot's a bit more than I normally would get.

In a small European country they pay out a sum of money and the mother can chose to receive the money over a maximum of 3 years!!! 3 years maternity would be amazing :D

I get 9 months full pay and can take another 3 with no pay. With holidays I can probably get to 10/11 months paid.

Statutory, but if you only have stat you don't have to pay it back if you decide not to return.

I get 6 months full pay, which I think is very generous