Hi everyone,
I am in an interesting/awkward situation with regards to Statutory Maternity Pay and would like some advice. I am married and I currently have 2 jobs. My husband is employed full time. I am employed as follows:
Employer A - I have been employed with them since 2006. I work 28.75 hours per week
Employer B - I have been employed with them since 2003. I work 9 hours per week.
I am pregnant with my second child and only 8 weeks away from the due date. Employer A is paying SMP, however Employer B sent me a letter saying that they are not paying me SMP as I do not earn enough.
As a result, I applied for Maternity Allowance with regards to Employer B, however I received a letter last week saying that as Employer A is paying me SMP, I am not entitled to claim MA also. I am assuming this will be the same if I applied for Employment and Support Allowance.
Employer B is worth around £240 a month after tax, which may not seem much, but will be a struggle not to have it.
I thought an option may be to claim SMP from Employer A and continue working for Employer B, but have been told by Employer B I cannot do this if I am claiming SMP from Employer A.
So it seems that if I want to have time off from Employer A to spend time with my newborn, I am going to be forced into struggling to pay bills.
Is this correct, or does anyone have any ideas or advice.