Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)

Temporary workers are entitled to Statutory Maternity Pay if you meet the following criteria:

You must be employed by Keystone Employment Group for 26 consecutive weeks up to and including 15 weeks prior to the date of confinement.
You must submit medical evidence (MATB1). This cannot be produced until 14 weeks before the expected week of confinement.
The earliest week Maternity pay can start is 11 weeks before the expected week of confinement.

If you qualify for SMP, it is paid:

for the first six weeks at 90 per cent of your average gross weekly earnings with no upper limit
for the remaining 33 weeks at the lower of either the standard rate of £145.18 or 90 per cent of your average gross weekly earnings

You must provide us with a MATB1 form and then tell us when you want your SMP to start from.
Payments will be then processed on a weekly basis.

You will need to contact the payroll department and ask them to complete an SMP1 form. This form states that SMP cannot be paid to you.
Once you have this you can claim Maternity Allowance from Jobcentre plus. The contact number is 0800 055 66 88 and you will need to request a MA1 form. You can also download the claim form here.
Fill in the MA1 form and send it to the Jobcentre Plus with the SMP1 form and your Maternity Certificate MATB1.
N.B. You must claim Maternity Allowance promptly. If you claim Maternity Allowance more than three months after the date your Maternity Allowance is due to start you will lose money.
For more information about your maternity rights, Statutory Maternity Pay and Maternity Allowance go towww.direct.gov.uk/benefits

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