Hi all I need some help I'm having a complete mental block.
I've heard that if you're off sick 4 weeks before baby's due it triggers your mat leave/pay to start early. But this is from the fourth Sunday before EWC which I'm really struggling to work out!
My due date is 8th Feb so would the fourth Sunday before be this Sunday 14th? In which case if I was off sick the next two days then it wouldn't trigger? Really struggling to work it out!
Below is an extract from gov.uk
Pregnancy-related absence
If the employee is absent from work because of their pregnancy and the absence continues into or starts within the 4 week period starting on the Sunday of the 4th week before the week baby due, there are special rules for when leave starts and when you start to pay.
The SMP pay period and their maternity leave start on the day after the first complete day of absence from work because of their pregnancy within the 4 week period. This may mean that you have to pay a mixture of wages and SMP at the beginning or end of the period.