Maternity pay pharmaceutical companies UK

You only get 26 weeks? It’s standard to usually be given 33 weeks, you usually get 6 weeks full pay based on your average work hours then the remaining 26 weeks you get the standard allowance of may pay which Is about £180 a week as that’s what I got and I’ve just finished my mat leave, and I worked in a basic retail sales job, but the standard allowance is 33 weeks so you might want to look into it x Well double checking, it’s actually 39 weeks I was given sorry, and the remaining 33 weeks I had standard mat pay, but the first 6 my mat leave was based off what I’d usually earn off my contracted hours, but most jobs now days should be 39 weeks in total as you get 9 months paid x

26 weeks full pay is incredible 🙌

@Molly she gets 26 weeks FULL PAY and the remaining 13 weeks will be stat. That's an amazing package

@Rachel ohhhhh, yeah that’s insane to have full pay😩😩😩

I got 6 months full pay from my employer. Plus for the first 6 months once I returned to work I got paid for 5 days but only had to work 4 days, it was a phased return to work policy. So an amazing package in my eyes. It's not pharma though, it a financial services company.

26 weeks is INSANE! I wish my job gave me that 😂 I had 6 weeks full pay, then it dwindled from that haha! I can’t help with other pharma companies but honestly I’d stick there! I don’t see how you’d get much better than that!

I don’t know about pharma companies but I know at my place you don’t get the enhanced maternity unless there for at least 2 years so keep that in mind when looking. Also 26 weeks is great I got 3 months full then 3 months half.

@Katie where do you work and are they hiring? 🤣

26 weeks is very very good - I doubt you’ll find better then you’ll also have to consider that a lot of companies only offer their best ‘enhanced maternity policy’ after being with the company for a year or more

Thanks everyone! Career development wise there is no progression opportunities for me here. Recruitment is basically on hold BUT I know I am very lucky with regard to their maternity policy and I am happy with the company culture etc. It would be so helpful to have complete transparency on these policies at the point of job hunting.