With existing regulations, companies are required to pay statutory maternity benefit.
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maternity benefit — ➔ benefit1 * * * maternity benefit UK US noun [C or U] ► HR something such as medical insurance or pay that a woman employee receives when she has a baby: »We offer a comprehensive scheme including maternity benefits. → See also STATUTORY… … Financial and business terms
statutory maternity pay — (SMP) A statutory benefit payable to a woman who takes maternity leave or stops working due to childbirth, provided she earns at least the lower earnings limit and has at least 26 weeks continuous employment at the end of the 15th week before the … Law dictionary
statutory adoption pay — (SAP) A statutory benefit payable to employees who are eligible for ordinary adoption leave and provided they earn at least the lower earnings limit for national insurance purposes. SAP is paid by employers for up to 26 weeks at the same rate as… … Law dictionary
maternity rights — in the employment law of the UK, a series of rights given to pregnant women. Statutory maternity pay is payable. Maternity allowance is a social security benefit if she cannot get statutory maternity pay. A woman who has worked right up to the… … Law dictionary
maternity allowance — See maternity rights. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001. maternity allowance … Law dictionary
statutory paternity pay — (SPP) A statutory benefit payable to employees on statutory paternity leave provided they earn at least the lower earnings limit. SPP is payable for up to two weeks at the prescribed rate (or earnings related rate if lower) of statutory maternity … Law dictionary
maternity rights — The rights of a woman when she is absent from work because of her pregnancy or confinement. The current law is contained in the Employment Rights Act (1996) as supplemented by the Maternity and Parental Leave Regulations (1999 and 2002). There… … Big dictionary of business and management
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