Maternity leave at Ministry of Justice

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Does anyone know / work for the MOJ, it says you have to be working there for 1 year before being entitled to maternity leave at 26 weeks full pay. Unless you have worked in civil service. By civil service do they mean any government Central dept. Or ant civil service like local government, nhs etc.?

Local government is not civil service, it means ministerial departments and some of the arms length/non ministerial like Ofgem and HMRC.

how long have you been at MOJ and where did you work before/for how long?

It's hypothetical at the moment, considering a move. Currently work local government.

Not pregnant, just future planning finances etc.

Then you’d be a new civil servant and have to work there for 1yr before qualifying for enhanced maternity pay.

Yes, ex civil servant who had 3 babies working for MOJ. You have to have had a full 52 weeks in post at the babies due date to be eligible for the generous maternity package. My first child I was terrified of her being born early as my due date was 52 weeks and 2 days after I started work, so had she been early I would not have got my enhanced pay. Luckily she played ball haha!