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What kind of maternity deal does your employer offer?

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bubble99 · 04/04/2006 11:23

I'm interested to find out what maternity packages different employers offer? How many of you have had Statutory Maternity Pay only? If you've been paid at full or nearly full salary beyond the first 6 weeks of maternity leave has this encouraged you to return to work for the same employer?

TIA.

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Kabsy · 05/04/2006 16:50

Stat maternity same as Nbg. However got made redundant in the 4th month the b***ds tried to not pay me my notice period but eventually got that and stat redundancy. But no more maternity after that as you can't have both Angry

Would probably have gone back p/t as could have earnt good money as it was well paid, trying to find decent p/t work that is well paid is virtually impossible Sad

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bubble99 · 05/04/2006 19:42

Threebob. First child is free and second 50% (no one is allowed to have more than 2 children Wink) We have one staff member in each nursery with a free place for one child and we are more than happy with the arrangement. We are lucky to have these people working with us - everyone's a winner. Smile

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Sai · 05/04/2006 22:21

I got SMP (6 weeks @ 90% etc) then I got a lump sum of 6 weeks salary at 6months (which you don't have to pay back if you decide not to return) then I get 125% of my salary for the first 4 months back at work. I also got a payrise whilst on mat leave and am able to go back part time.

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nooka · 05/04/2006 22:48

NHS current deal is full pay for eight weeks, half pay plus SMP for the next 18 weeks (capped at your salary level), then 26 weeks unpaid leave. Holiday gets accrued for the paid period. Then there is a requirement to support staff who are breastfeeding, and good carers leave. Local trusts are encouraged to provide other support like nurset voucher schemes, summer playschemes, a childcare co-ordinator for advice. Bigger trusts also have subsidised nurseries, although the number of places is limited. There is quite a lot of flexible working too. The NHS employs a lot of women so it has to do well on attracting and keeping mothers. It certainly is a perk that I have enjoyed, and encouraged me back to work after my children were born, and to stay despite all the issues of working in a very political world.

zenjy1 · 06/04/2006 11:57

I was lucky, I got 6 months full pay, 6 months (additional) unpaid leave and didn't have to pay anything back when I left after the year was up.

I don't think that the maternity pay is a major factor in retaining women after pregnancy, but is a big factor in attracting childbearing-aged women in the first place. I think flexible working policies (not quite flexible enough for me, but generally a good thing) and other family-friendly policies are more important once you actually have a family.

kjq · 06/04/2006 12:02

I got 12 months full pay and because my dd2 was born within the twelve months I got another year off.

Obviously far too busy too work now so this next pregnancy is without pay although my DH says otherwise Wink

oaksey · 06/04/2006 12:27

I'm just getting SMP but do qualify for AML after first 26 weeks. Company have stopped paying full pay for 6 months cos everyone was taking the p155 and handing in their notice without paying it back!

Clare1976Lawrence · 06/04/2006 13:57

Hi,
I've just had my meeting with HR and was surprised to learn I get 34 weeks fully-paid maternity leave plus acucmulated annual leave and bank holidays. I can also take up to 26 weeks unpaid, but I can only manage 6 weeks unpaid, so in total I get around 10 months off, and around 8 months of that is paid! Counting myself lucky, for now, but the fun will start once I get back to work full time, and paying nursery fees which will leave me bankrupt, and a 3 hour daily commute! Joy!

jmum6 · 06/04/2006 20:50

I'm state teacher and I only got 6 weeks full pay, 12 weeks half pay then SMP.

So where do the other teacher's work then???

starlover · 06/04/2006 20:52

I work for clarks (shoe shop). I only work part time.

I got 6 months at 90% salary and was entitled to a further 6 months unpaid leave which I didn't take

N1SEXYTING · 22/08/2006 14:13

I work for a london local authority social services and according to their manual this is what I would be entitled to which to me is pretty good so hopefully I will get confirmation of this once I tell them I'm pregs

If you have more than one years? service at the beginning of the eleventh week before the EWC you are entitled to the following:

a) full pay for the first sixteen weeks you are absent, and,

b) the option of receiving either:

i. 24 weeks at half pay and up to 12 weeks without pay, or,
ii. 12 weeks at full pay and up to 24 weeks without pay

LunarSea · 22/08/2006 20:41

stat minimum for new mothers in my company, but new dads get two weeks on full pay. Which is more than mimimum for them - ok only 10% of a week's salary x 2 more, but still grrr! (Not as grrr! as it used to be before statutory paternity came in though - then they still got 2 weeks paid, and mums got the statutory minimum).

CountTo10 · 22/08/2006 20:44

Mat pol at our place is stat pay if you've been employed under 2 years - once you've been there 2 years you get 8 weeks @ full pay, then the remainder 18 weeks at 75%. If you decide to take the AML then that is totally unpaid. Its not bad - a lot better than a lot of my friends got. it wasn't what persuaded me to go back to work - I went back PT because I wanted to.

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