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Hello everyone I wish you ok ?I am very worried about my maternity pay do you know if you receive any letter from gov to explain you how much money your employer has to put you ?

There is a statutory pay from the government but employers can choose to make this more; if they wish. It's your employer who will have this information.

this is my problem my employer doesn’t provide me that

Hi, the uk gov website says “You can get Maternity Allowance for up to 39 weeks if you've been either: registered as self-employed for at least 26 weeks in the 66 weeks before your baby's due or employed for at least 26 weeks in the 66 weeks before your baby's due” - if you fit this criteria then you are absolutely eligible and your employer should be helping you with this. If not, I’d recommend contacting HMRC. The only thing is you will have needed to give your employer the right amount of notice before starting your leave.

I hope this wasn’t too much information… I studied HR and I’m quite passionate about employment rights 😅 also, I’m just assuming here that you’re in the UK, sorry if I’ve got that wrong.

For example my maternity starts already and I am 100% sure he put me less money from what I was expecting and he doesn’t show a proof of what I am taking

Remember you will still pay tax, NI etc on your mat leave pay which will reduce it

@Mummabutterfly I'm assuming OP is getting SMP rather than MA so it will be slightly different criteria and amounts.

Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)

SMP for eligible employees can be paid for up to 39 weeks, usually as follows:

• the first 6 weeks: 90% of their average weekly earnings (AWE) before tax
• the remaining 33 weeks: £184.03 or 90% of their AWE (whichever is lower)

Tax and National Insurance need to be deducted.

(The 6 weeks at 90% is calculated from your wages in weeks 17-25 of pregnancy)

OP you need to ask for your companies maternity pay policy. Some companies offer enhanced maternity pay (paying more than SMP) and some do not. At a minimum though you should be getting the 39 weeks SMP if you have worked enough qualifying weeks

Your employer should have written to you detailing how much you will be getting paid. If they aren't cooperating then try contacting Maternity Action or https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/statutory-payment-dispute-team or Pregnant then Screwed

Hi, if you put your previous payslip details into here, it will show what they should be paying you:

Gov mat calculator

Hi, thanks for correcting - definitely wasn’t thinking straight this morning 🙃

Ultimately OP you should ask your employer for a payment breakdown. They should provide this x