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Maternity (teacher) pay

Hi, Just after a bit of advice before I embarrass myself by emailing payroll. For my maternity pay for weeks 7 - 18 I’m due 50 per cent of my salary plus the standard Statutory Maternity Pay rate of £151.97 per week. When I got paid this month I was about £450 short of my calculations (now I could have miscalculated or perhaps didn’t account enough for tax or NI) but I wondered if it was that I didn’t get SMP. Do you usually get it in one payment or in two separate payments. My payslip just reads ‘salary abs payment’ which isn’t helpful. Any advice appreciated - not loving the rubbish MAT pay already! I’m a teacher if that helps when offering advice.

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@Kate I asked for a breakdown like this and they basically told me to work it out myself lol. @Hannah I’m in the same boat as you, it’s so confusing. No real advice from payroll 😩

😮 that’s so bad! Well the above is based on UP2 and a small TLR if that helps you 😣

Did you take off pension? I also have a pay projection before maternity started like @Kate has shown so ask your payroll to do one for you.

I can’t help with this sorry, but just in case you haven’t heard of this, I have added the link. It has given me 9 extra weeks of full pay x https://www.teachersspl.co.uk

You don’t get statutory ontop of pay (or certainly not the full amount) xx

Thanks everyone for your help! I think I’m going to contact payroll for clarification as my payslip has no mention of SMP. @Hayley Hocking have you done this?

I have, I filled in all the paperwork for it before going on leave, but I think it’s still possible to do after maternity leave has started. My school have confirmed it and I know 2 others who have done it successfully x

I work in payroll and most of the time maternity is paid in full weeks ending in the month so some months you would get paid less (4 weeks)and others more (5 weeks). If you reach out to payroll they should have a schedule that will show you the monthly breakdown ☺️

@Hannah @Hayley Hocking I am doing this too. Giving me full pay for the summer holidays, Oct half term and the Christmas Hols. Def worth doing. You only have to give 8 weeks notice for when the first stint of SPL starts. Just make sure if you are doing more than one stint, (I am doing 2 that you request them on separate forms that way they cannot refuse but can if all on the same form).

Anybody who has a TLR, do you know if we also get paid this whilst on maternity leave? E.g. do we get 90% and 50% of the TLR as well as MPS/UPS?x

@Hayley Hocking yes

@Hayley Hocking yes you should do, mine does

@Melanie @Rachel thanks both. I have emailed HR because it isn’t on my statement anymore 🤦🏼‍♀️ x

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