Unsure when SMP starts????

[bunnymom1980]

Ok, I have a good job and my employer pays 3 months full pay and 3 months half pay.

When would SMP start from???

 

[1sttimemum]

as far as im aware, your on smp from day one and then some employers (yours) tops it up. Youre entitled to smp for 9 months and so would get only smp after the 6 months your employer topped it up for,

Hope this is understandable lol.

x

 

[bunnymom1980]

I think I understand it

so, it's rubbish about 52 weeks mat leave then, because you don't get paid for 52 weeks do you? you get paid for 9 months and the end 3 months is unpaid?

 

[1sttimemum]

Well my last 3 months that i can take are unpaid, Thru my work i get 6 weeks average pay, 12 weeks 50% then 21 weeks at smp, then 3 months unpaid!! Which the last 3 months are optional if you want or not

x

 

[valentine]

I think I understand it

so, it's rubbish about 52 weeks mat leave then, because you don't get paid for 52 weeks do you? you get paid for 9 months and the end 3 months is unpaid?

You are ENTITLED to 52 weeks leave, not pay.

I get bog standard SMP (90% pay for 6 weeks then £112 a week for 33 weeks and £0 for 13 weeks) - and think you have a really good deal there! Could you save some of the extra (if possible) from the time you are on full pay (you will likely not be paying as much out on travel/work clothes/lunches etc) or half pay to help with the last 3 months, if you want to take the full 52 weeks off?

Valentine Xxx

 

[bunnymom1980]

I think I understand it

so, it's rubbish about 52 weeks mat leave then, because you don't get paid for 52 weeks do you? you get paid for 9 months and the end 3 months is unpaid?

You are ENTITLED to 52 weeks leave, not pay.

I get bog standard SMP (90% pay for 6 weeks then £112 a week for 33 weeks and £0 for 13 weeks) - and think you have a really good deal there! Could you save some of the extra (if possible) from the time you are on full pay (you will likely not be paying as much out on travel/work clothes/lunches etc) or half pay to help with the last 3 months, if you want to take the full 52 weeks off?

Valentine Xxx

Thanks, yeah thats the thing it's 'leave' not 'pay'.

That's a good idea about saving some money up for the last few months cos I'd really like to have a year off.