The continuous employment rule
To satisfy the continuous employment rule you must:
•have been employed by your employer for a continuous period of at least 26 weeks into the qualifying week
The qualifying week is:
•the 15th week before the week in which the baby is due
This period must include:
•at least one day's employment in the qualifying week
Although continuous employment usually means employment by the same employer without a break, there are some circumstances when breaks in employment can be disregarded. The employment rule may be modified slightly if your baby is born prematurely.
If you are employed by an agency
If you are employed by an agency, in each of the 26 weeks into the qualifying week, you will satisfy the continuous employment rule. If you did some work during any week it counts as a full week. There may be some weeks when you did no work for the agency. This does not mean that you may not satisfy the employment rule.
Sick Pay and Maternity Pay
Sick Pay and maternity leave is a bit of a grey area for temporary workers. If you have been working for the same employer for over three months then you are entitled to statutory sick pay. When it comes to maternity rights, these are a bit more complicated.
Temporary workers are entitled to maternity pay as long as you have worked for the same employer for 26 weeks by the 15th week before your baby is due and have earned at least £107 a week. However, you employers do not have to give temporary workers maternity leave and there is no obligation to keep their role open for them.
Użytkownicy przeglądający to forum: Obecnie na forum nie ma żadnego zarejestrowanego użytkownika. i 12 gości