Being pregnant on a fixed term contract?
I am not pregnant but me and my partner are really wanting a second. My job only takes me till next March but how does it work if you were on maternity leave and a contract ended? Is there some statutory government pay that takes over or is it nothing.
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You have to just be in employment up until/at a certain week in your pregnancy.
What @Jess said . I was in this situation with my first and I got SMP.
You get 39 weeks smp or ma
@Jess and is that then funded by the government instead of the job since that contracts ended ?
Yes, you’ll have to apply online yourself and fill out some forms and post them off- I have to do this being self employed and part time on a 0 hour contract else where x
@Jess was it an ordeal to do or was it quite easy x
It’s not too bad, there’s instructions to follow. Once you’ve applied they send you a pack out
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If you’re UK, as long as you’ve paid your national insurance and working through some period thing they have, then you’ll qualify for maternity allowance or statutory mat pay x