am i entitled to smp?
recently found out i’m pregnant with my second however i’m now on a bank zero hour contract so i can pick and choose my hours around my toddler i’m freaking out that i won’t be entitled to smp i earn around 1800 a month can anyone advise me please
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Id contact your works HR department and ask them to look into it as i can't remember the specifics but you have to have worked X amount over X many weeks to qualify same for SMP. However you'll likely get UC even with a partner at home
@YazmynJade yeah i think we’ll be entitled to uc but will be better off with smp over maternity allowance as they take that off pound for pound!
I think SMP is now deducted as well
@YazmynJade yeah it is but treated like wages so 50p deduction instead of pound for pound like MA x
You'll be entitled if you earn something like £150 per week, I can't remember the exact number but I work bank zero hours and got SMP. A quick search via Google of the govt website will tell you all you need to know
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Maybe look at maternity allowance instead of maternity pay? I quit my job when I found out I was pregnant because I worked with dangerous people, but because I’d paid a certain amount of national insurance with it the past year I could still get £700 odd a month maternity allowance.