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11 Maternity pay 11.1 Maternity pay schemes Page 26 of 78 There are two main maternity pay schemes these are: The Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) Scheme: This scheme is funded by the government and paid to you through HCC. It is based on your average pay/earnings. Occupational Maternity Pay (OMP) Schemes: These schemes are determined by the conditions of service which govern your employment based on your contractual pay. There are two differences between the SMP and OMP schemes: • how payments are calculated; • what qualifying service you must have. 11.2 Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) Scheme Qualification for SMP will depend on how long you have been working for HCC and how much you earn. SMP can be paid for a maximum of 39 weeks. The rules concerning SMP are very complex, and the details below provide only an overview of the scheme. How to qualify To qualify for SMP you must: • Have been employed continuously for a period of at least 26 weeks’ service with HCC at the 15 th week before your expected week of childbirth • Have average earnings of more than the lower earnings limit for the payment of National Insurance contributions • Still be pregnant at the 11 th week before your expected week of childbirth or have already given birth. Rates of SMP If you qualify for SMP you will receive: • During weeks 1 to 6 of your maternity leave period the earnings related rate - 90% of your normal weekly earnings. • During weeks 7 to 39 of your maternity leave period the standard rate – whichever is the lower of your earnings related rate or the weekly rate as
prescribed by the government. Your HR caseworker will be able to advise you of the current weekly rate as defined by the government. This rate is normally revised on an annual basis each April. Statutory maternity pay period Payment of SMP starts when you commence your maternity leave period. You may commence maternity leave any time after the beginning of the 11 th week before the expected week of childbirth without affecting entitlements to SMP. Therefore SMP will not be lost if you continue to work until your baby is born. The SMP pay period normally starts on a Sunday, however, where the maternity pay period is triggered by the birth or the start of a pregnancy related illness then SMP can start on any day of the week. Other information regarding SMP If you have a multiple birth you will only receive one payment of SMP. If your baby is born before your maternity leave is due to start, your SMP period will start from the day following the date of childbirth. SMP payments stop if you return to work before 39 weeks, (except for “Keeping In Touch” (KIT) days (see Section 12). If you have two separate contracts of employment with HCC and/or school(s), in which you work and are making sufficient national insurance contributions under each contract, then you may be entitled to two payments of SMP. Your HR caseworker will be able to advise you on this point. If you work outside the European Economic Area (EEA) (European Union countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) at any time during the 39 weeks of the maternity pay period you will not be paid SMP. However, if you have only been visiting the EEA any SMP entitlement will continue. SMP will not be paid to you if you are taken into legal custody during your maternity pay period. For further information on SMP, you can visit the government’s direct.gov.uk interactive website. Please see Appendix 3 for further details. If you work during a statutory maternity pay period you will not, generally, be entitled to claim SMP for any whole week during which you work. Normally you will not be Page 27 of 78
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