What else can i do about my job

[Huddsgirl]

i have just recently started my new job (monday) and found out wednesday i am pregnant.
Would i get maternity leave as normal or am i not entitled to it.
also what would happen if i didnt stay there and left.would i be entitled to any sort of funding.
its just that i work in co-op food store on the shop floor so this involves alot of carrying and pushing boxes of stock.
Any advice would be great.

Also does any ladies have 2 children and a partner who goes to work and earns about 25, 000 a year. just wondering cause that will be my situation soon just wondered roughly what tax credits i would get a month

 

[Sherlock]

Were you employed elsewhere previously? There is a qualifying period in which to work to be able to claim maternity allowance.

Maternity pay would be from your present employer and again there is a qualifying period, which I am sure you would fall in to if you are only recently pregnant.

You need to work to a certain date to be eligible. If you were to leave your job say, now, you would not really be entitled to anything until 11 weeks before your baby was due and it would be Maternity Allowance (and if you were working enough during the qualifying period etc of this).

You can notify your employer you are pregnant and they are obliged to do a health and safety assessment and give you working duties that will not put you at risk etc. But if you leave that is of your own choosing and you will not really be entitled to claim anything.

With regards to working tax credits etc, there are sticky threads on the subjects in this section you can go read and follow links from etc

I'll just copy and paste all the other blurb and links so you can go read yourself

Statutory Maternity Pay

Pregnant employees who meet the qualifying conditions based on their length of service and average earnings are entitled to receive employers up to 26 weeks' Statutory Maternity Pay from their employers up to 18 weeks' SMP.
Qualifying conditions
She must work for someone who is liable (or would be liable but for low earnings) to pay the employer's share of her Class 1 National Insurance contributions.
She must have 26 weeks' continuous service with her employer into the 15th week before the week her baby is due. The 15th week before the week the baby is due is known as the qualifying week
She must have average weekly earnings in the eight weeks up to and including the qualifying week at or above the lower earnings limit (LEL) for the payment of National Insurance (NI) contributions (£84 a week from April 2006).
Levels and length of payment
Paid for a maximum of 26 weeks.
Six weeks at 90 per cent of her average weekly earnings (with no upper limit).
20 weeks at a flat rate of £108.85 or 90 per cent of her average weekly earnings if that is less than the flat rate
Employer reimbursement level
Employers recover 92 per cent of the Statutory Maternity Pay they pay by deducting it from their next payment of NI contributions, PAYE and other payments to the Inland Revenue.
Small employers (those whose total NI liability is £45,000 or less in the previous tax year) may recover 104.5 per cent (April 2004) of the Statutory Maternity Pay they pay.
Employers may claim money in advance to help with their cashflow.
Maternity Allowance

Women who do not qualify for Statutory Maternity Pay may qualify for Maternity Allowance. This is paid by JobCentre Plus and is based on the woman's recent employment and earnings record.
Qualifying conditions
For employed women who do not qualify for Statutory Maternity Pay, the self-employed and recently employed
A woman must have been employed or self-employed on at least 26 weeks of the 66 weeks ending with the week before the expected week of childbirth (the test period)
She must also earn at least £30 per week on average.
Levels and length of payment
Paid for a maximum of 26 weeks at a flat rate of £108.85 or 90 per cent of her average weekly earnings if that is less than the flat rate

Full details of the Statutory Maternity Pay and Maternity Allowance schemes can be found in the leaflet N17A (which is available from the DWP website: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/advisers/ni17a

Further information about the Statutory Maternity Pay scheme for employers is also available from the HMRC helpbook E15 Pay and time off work for parents (copies available on 08457 64 66 46). For additional help, employers may phone the employers' helpline on 08457 14 31 43

http://www.berr.gov.uk/employment/emplo ... 34031.html

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/lifeevent/famchild/

 

[Huddsgirl]

Thanks for taking the time out to write that sherlock, much appriciated

sherlock to the rescue