NHS maternity pay query

[izzybizzybuzzybees]

Hello. I thought you ladies may be able to help as you may have ahd to work it out already!

I only work part time but am able to increase my wages by doing some on-call shifts and weekend days. I am wondering which weeks i need to be doing the most shifts in order to bump up my mat pay slightly?

I thought it was weeks 15-26 but i cant find anything anywhere and i'm off sick at the moment so cannot investigate the HR policies.

Can anyone help?

It's weeks 18-25 which is why at 19 weeks I'm working on Good Friday, lots of Sundays and Saturday Nights in the next few weeks

In my trust it is the 2 wages before your 25th week if you are paid monthly. Therefore my may and June wages. I get paid my unsocial hours the month after I work them so April unsocial hours will be paid in May, and May's unsocial hours paid in June. So I am working weekends, bank hols and 2 weeks of nights in April and May to increase May and June's pay, and therefore get the best possible maternity pay!!

Not sure if all trusts have the same policy but would assume it's an NHS-wide maternity policy! Can someone at work print off your maternity policy for you?

HTH

You could call the Payroll Officer (usually named on your payslip, in Scotland anyway) to check precisely how it will work for you with your dates but, broadly speaking, it will be calculated from the last 2 pay dates prior to the 15th week before expected week of confinement (ie 25weeks preg). So get the extra hours in from weeks 17 - 24/25. NHS Maternity pay rules are UK-wide.
(SMP is rising to £135.45 from this 6th April btw)
Ask an HR person to send the policy to you, or go on the NHS Employers website, there will be info in the Terms & Conditions Handbook (or www.msg.scot.nhs.uk if in Scotland)

I had an 8 week window, the last day of which was 15 weeks before my expected due date - seems like its quite different trust to trust