Hi,
I have a query on eligibility of statutory maternity pay from employer.
My partner joined XYZ company on 14th Feb 2012. She worked for same employer for 8 months in 2011 previously before taking up a short term contract. She again joined her ex employer XYZ in Feb this year.
As per the SMP requirement that I read on various websites including DirectGov it says:
"You have been employed by your employer for a continuous period of at least 26 weeks into the qualifying week which is the 15th week before the week in which the baby is due."
Situation in our case is:
In my partner's 26 weeks of pregnancy she is completing 24 weeks of continuous employment with her new employer. i.e She is falling 2 weeks short on the above clause for SMP eligibility.
She has 2 weeks of annual leaves accrued with her current employer.
Can she qualify for SMP from her employer? Her employer is reluctant to even consider her case for SMP to save cost.If not, are there other maternity allowances she can qualify for?
Please suggest. Our baby is due on 7th Nov 2012. Thanks.
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