Statutory Maternity Pay Sample Clauses
Statutory Maternity Pay. Maternity Leave Period Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) Occupational Maternity Pay (OMP) Weeks 1-6 90% of employee’s average weekly earnings (calculated on the salary 15 weeks before the due date) 90% of employee’s contractual weekly earnings Weeks 7 -18 SMP standard rate Where employees’ normal earnings are lower than SMP, they will receive 90% of normal earnings instead of SMP rate Half normal weekly pay This will be in addition to SMP standard rate (providing the total does not exceed normal pay) Weeks 19 – 39 Lower of SMP standard rate or 90% of the average weekly earnings calculated in the qualifying period n/a Weeks 40 - 52 n/a (unpaid leave) n/a (unpaid leave) Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is paid to you whether or not you decide to return to work after maternity leave but is dependent on your earnings and length of service. The rate for SMP is a flat weekly rate and is adjusted annually. To be eligible for SMP you need to have -earnings of more than the lower earnings limit during the set period (current rate and definitions on page 4) -continuous service of more than 26 weeks at the end of the qualifying week (i.e. 15 weeks before your baby is due) -informed us following the guidelines set out in section 2 (see page 5) If you are entitled to SMP, this is payable for a maximum of 39 weeks which can start on any day of the week but cannot start before the 11th week before the EWC, unless the baby is born prematurely. There are two levels of SMP. There is a standard rate and a lower rate. If the standard rate is more than 90% of your average weekly salary during the qualifying period, your SMP will be 90% of the average weekly earnings and not the standard rate.
Statutory Maternity Pay. Statutory Maternity Pay is payable during the first 39 weeks of maternity leave and will be paid as complete weeks, but employees will continue to be paid on a monthly basis in accordance with the normal payroll timetable and payment method. If the employee fails to comply with the notification provisions outlined above she may lose her entitlement to SMP. Normal pay applies whilst the employee is at work. All SMP ceases upon return to work. Mothers who qualify are entitled to up to 39 weeks' Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP). To qualify, the employee must: • work for an employer who is liable (or would be liable but for the employee's low earnings) to pay the employer’s share of Class 1 National Insurance contributions • have average weekly earnings in the eight weeks up to and including the qualifying week at or above the lower earnings limit for the payment of National Insurance contributions • have 26 weeks' continuous service with her employer assessed at the 15th week before the week the baby is due. The first 6 weeks of SMP is paid at 90% of average weekly earnings and the remainder at the lower statutory level (or 90% of the average weekly earnings, if this is less than the lower level). SMP rates are normally increased in April each year. Current rates can be found on our Employment Law at Work data web page or via the ▇▇▇.▇▇ website
6.1 Employees with less than 26 weeks’ service
Statutory Maternity Pay. Statutory Maternity Pay is payable during the first 39 weeks of maternity leave and will be paid as complete weeks, but employees will continue to be paid on a monthly basis in accordance with the normal payroll timetable and payment method. If the employee fails to comply with the notification provisions outlined above she may lose her entitlement to SMP. Normal pay applies whilst the employee is at work. All SMP ceases upon return to work.
6.1 Employees with less than 26 weeks’ service If the employee has not been continuously employed by the Company for at least 26 weeks ending on the 15th week before the expected week of childbirth the only payment during Maternity Leave may be the “Maternity Allowance” claimed from the Department for Work and Pensions. Maternity Allowance can be claimed, as soon the employee has been pregnant for 26 weeks.
Statutory Maternity Pay