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by Subtle » Sat Jul 05, 2014 1:57 am
Now now you just need to be careful here! Your statutory maternity leave is of up to 52 weeks. But HMRC would only grant you maternity pay if you are less than 11 weeks from the baby's due date and most importantly you have to have worked for your current employer for at least 42 weeks before the baby's due date. (That I found out while I was trying to get my paternity leave)
I am not expert on statutory leaves so I'd suggest you to get advise from Citizen's Advice Bureau before even you think about getting maternity leave.
After all, you wouldn't want to end up in a situation where you have gone for maternity leave but which is not acceptable by the Home Office.
Just to let you know, if you health doesn't permit you to continue your work because you are having a baby and you can't get maternity leave early then you always have an option of getting sick leave which is completely acceptable by the Home Office.
The views and opinions expressed in this post are exclusively mine and must be assumed as advice only. These do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any representative of the UK Home Office.