You may also be eligible to get shared parental leave and pay. You have the right to up to 52 weeks' maternity leave if you're having a baby and are legally classed as an employee By law you need to take at least 2 weeks off work after having your baby (4 weeks if you work in a factory) even if you aren’t entitled to maternity leave
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You still have rights while you’re pregnant at work and you should still check what maternity pay you can get.
By law, your employer must allow you to take your statutory holiday entitlement during the holiday year
Your contract gives statutory holiday entitlement of 5.6 weeks You're planning to take a year of maternity leave You meet with your line manager to plan how to take your holiday. If you are employed and pregnant, you are entitled to 52 weeks (1 year) of maternity leave, no matter how long you've worked for your employer
This is made up of 26 weeks of ordinary maternity leave and 26 weeks of additional maternity leave. Eligible employees can take up to 52 weeks’ maternity leave The first 26 weeks is known as ‘ordinary maternity leave’, the last 26 weeks as ‘additional maternity leave’ If you're entitled to maternity leave and pay, you can choose to start it either
You must tell your employer when you plan to start maternity leave no later than 15 weeks before your baby is due
After your baby is born, by law you must Your maternity leave and pay ends when you go back to work. This is made up of ordinary maternity leave (26 weeks) and additional maternity. Find out whether you're entitled to statutory maternity pay, contractual maternity pay or maternity allowance.
Find out if you're eligible for statutory maternity and paternity leave, maternity allowance or shared parental leave, plus what your employment rights are as a new or expecting parent.
