To ask what your maternity pay scheme is like?

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As a teacher, mine is set out by the burgundy book:

For the first six weeks, you get 90 per cent of your average pay. After that you get the basic rate of statutory maternity pay, which, at the date of publication, is £151.97 per week, for up to 33 weeks. The remainder is unpaid.

Just wondering how this compared to other jobs and industries?

3 months full pay, 3 months half, 3 months stat, 3 months unpaid. Private sector

6 months full pay, then the rest of the 39 weeks smp. Then a flexible working pay arrangement when returning.

NHS
8 weeks full pay,
18 weeks half pay plus SMP (but not more than your original salery)
13 weeks smp
13 weeks no pay.
Can be averaged over 12 months.

Feel very lucky to get this.

I thought teachers would get more.

All those on 6 months full pay is very good!!

Also in financial services, get exactly the same as this.

Four months full pay, four months half. I also get to wind down and up before and after the baby so work fewer hours for full pay.

Also London public sector and same here

That’s not quite right, teachers are entitled to more than that. The pay goes to 50% plus statutory for a while before dropping.

Civil service - 6 months full pay, 3 months SMP, 3 months nothing.

This came up on my IG earlier.
its interesting to know what’s the norm in other countries!!

My workplace has a 14 week full pay for all parents. Statutory where I am is 250 per week for 26 weeks I think.

Midwife:

8 weeks full
18 weeks 50% plus statutory
13 weeks stat
13 weeks unpaid

However I have opted to spread my pay over the 52 weeks which helps with budgeting

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From what I understand the package you've outlined is the legal minimum? But someone correct me if I'm wrong.

I work for a law firm. Get 12 weeks 100% pay, then statutory next 6mo. Last 3mo unpaid.

One of the big banks.

I get 6 months full pay, 13 weeks smp and then I'm going back can't afford to live on fresh air for 3 months.

Working in a bank - currently on maternity, 6 months full pay, then 3 months smp,

This.

Banking-
we actually have a variety of options to choose from.
we can take 20 weeks full pay , then 8 weeks half pay and the rest SMP until it goes to unpaid.
or we can split the whole package over 52 weeks so we get something each month.
or we can take a few months to start then return and then take more time. Stretching 52weeks over 2 years.

Financial services. 100% pay for up to one year.

6 weeks full pay, 33 weeks half pay plus smp, 12 weeks unpaid

13 unpaid

18 weeks full pay, 8 weeks half pay, 26 weeks statutory

I'm in Insurance and it's the same.

And paternity leave is 6 months at 100% pay.

Private sector employer when I had my eldest two - six weeks 100% pay, six weeks half pay, then statutory.

current job I'm in would just be statutory.

Charity sector, statutory minimum - so I went back to work after 6 months as we couldn't survive on the statutory maternity pay any longer.