Information on Additional Paternity Leave and Additional Statutory Paternity Pay explaining who might qualify, how it works and the right to return to work.

Information on how to contact Working Families if you need more advice after looking at the website, including details of the free helpline on benefits and employment rights for parents and carers.

Factsheet for parents and carers covering benefits and employment rights when you have children.   

Information on how to claim Maternity Allowance, covering when to claim.

Information on how to calculate the 15th week before the Expected Week of Childbirth to enable you to give notice to your employer for maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

Information on your right to maternity leave, covering how long maternity leave lasts and what sort of maternity pay you may be entitled to.

Information on your right to take a further period of maternity leave and pay if you get pregnant whilst on maternity leave.

Information on Statutory Maternity Pay, covering who may be able to get it, how much it is and how long it is paid for.

Information on what happens to Statutory Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Sick Pay if your employer can no longer pay you because they are insolvent.

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Information on your right to build up paid holidays when you are on maternity leave covering what happens if you do not return to work.

Information on Additional Paternity Leave and Additional Statutory Paternity Pay explaining who might qualify, how it works and the right to return to work.

Information on benefits you may be able to claim if you have a stillbirth or the baby dies soon after birth, covering when to claim benefits and for how long they are paid.

Information on your rights to receive bonus and commission payments during maternity leave.

Information to help you to continue breastfeeding after you return to work.

Information on how to contact Working Families if you need more advice after looking at the website, including details of the free helpline on benefits and employment rights for parents and carers.

Information on payments you can receive from your employer during maternity leave, including an explanation of what constitutes wages.

Information on dismissal during maternity leave explaining that if you are dismissed because of pregnancy, birth or maternity leave you may be able to claim unfair dismissal and sex discrimination.

Information on dismissal during pregnancy explaining that a dismissal because of pregnancy, pregnancy related sickness, birth or maternity leave is unfair dismissal.

Information on how your rights at work depend on whether you are an employee, a worker or self-employed, covering what to do if there is a dispute about about your employment status.

Information on claiming Employment and Support Allowance if you are pregnant, covering who may be able to claim and when to claim.

A weekly guide to maternity rights and benefits through pregnancy and the first year after the birth of your child.

Factsheet for parents and carers covering benefits and employment rights when you have children.   

Information on your rights at work if you are off sick for a long time after being on maternity leave, covering the rules on dismissal and discrimination.

Information on your right to a health and safety assessment at work if you are pregnant, covering your employer's responsibility to eliminate risks.

Information on your right to have a health and safety assessment at work if you are pregnant and self employed.

Information on health and safety protection at work for six months after giving birth and for as long as you are breastfeeding.

Information on the health and safety protection for pregnant agency workers.

Information on how to claim Maternity Allowance, covering when to claim.

Information on how to calculate the 15th week before the Expected Week of Childbirth to enable you to give notice to your employer for maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

Information on your employment rights if you are dismissed while pregnant or on maternity leave.

Information on the National Insurance Lower Earnings Limit.

Information on Maternity Allowance, covering who qualifies and how long it is paid for.

Information on your right to maternity leave, covering how long maternity leave lasts and what sort of maternity pay you may be entitled to.

Information on your rights to maternity leave and pay if you have more than one job.

Information on how agency workers, seasonal workers and casual employees may be able to qualify for Statutory Maternity Pay.

Information on maternity pay for self-employed women, explaining whether you might qualify for Statutory Maternity Pay or Maternity Allowance.

Information on maternity rights for agency workers.

Information on maternity rights if you are self employed, covering running your own business and working as a contractor.

Information on your employment rights if you are on a temporary contract, covering maternity rights and protection from dismissal.

Information on your rights to sick leave and pay if you have had a miscarriage.

Information explaining how and when to give your employer notice for maternity leave.

Information explaining how and when to give your employer notice for Statutory Maternity Pay.

Information on your right to notice and statutory notice pay if you are dismissed during maternity leave.

Information on returning to work after maternity leave, covering when you need to give your employer notice.

Information on your right to take a further period of maternity leave and pay if you get pregnant whilst on maternity leave.

Information on what happens to your pension contributions while you are on maternity leave.

Information on your rights if you develop post natal depression, covering your right to sick leave.

Information on your protection against discrimination if you are pregnant including examples of discrimination.

Information on the health and safety protection for women doing night work who are pregnant, breastfeeding or have given birth in the last six months.

Information on your rights if you are made redundant while on maternity leave or just after you return to work.

Information on resigning while you are on maternity leave, covering how much notice you need to give and your right to Statutory Maternity Pay and Maternity Allowance.

Information on your right to return to work after maternity leave, covering what to do if you do not get your old job back.

Information on how your rights when you return to work are affected by whether you take consecutive periods of maternity or adoption leave and parental leave.

Sample letter for a pregnant woman to send to an employer to ask for a health and safety risk assessment.

Sample letter for a pregnant woman to send to an employer giving notice that she will be taking maternity leave.

Information on sick leave, covering how to take it and the implications of being sick for a long period.

Information on your rights if you are sick during pregnancy, covering pregnancy-related illness and your right to Statutory Sick Pay.

Information on Statutory Maternity Pay, covering who may be able to get it, how much it is and how long it is paid for.

Information on what happens to Statutory Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Sick Pay if your employer can no longer pay you because they are insolvent.

Information on Statutory Sick Pay, covering who may be able to get it, how much it is and how long it is paid for.

Information on your benefit and employment rights if your baby is stillborn or dies soon after birth.

Information in a table listing the contractual rights that should continue if you are on maternity leave.

Information on when you need to tell your employer that you are pregnant, covering how much notice is required to take maternity leave and Statutory Maternity Pay.

Information on the rights of pregnant women to take time off work for ante-natal appointments.

Information on when you can start your maternity leave and pay, covering being off work with a pregnancy-related absence.

Information explaining the rules on receiving Statutory Maternity Pay from one employer and working for another employer while on maternity leave.