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PARENTHOOD — BASIC RIGHTS
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Ordinary Maternity Leave (OML): 26 weeks Compulsory Maternity Leave: Two weeks (four weeks for factory workers) immediately following the birth Additional Maternity Leave (AML): A further 26 weeks Ordinary Adoption Leave (CAL): 26 weeks Additional Adoption Leave (AAL): 26 weeks To qualify for OML: A woman must still be in work on the 15th week before the baby is due. She must then give her employer notice of her pregnancy are the date when she intends to begin her maternity leave. If she charges her mind about the date, the employer is entitled to at least 28 days notice. She must, as a minimum, be off for the whole of the compulsory leave period of two weeks (four for factory workers). At the end of the leave, the woman has the right to return to her existing job under the same terms and conditions, or if that is not possible, she must be offered a suitable alternative Paid time off for antenatal care (including scans, blood tests, antenatal or parent-craft classes) and non-wage contractual benefits: While on leave, a woman has the right to assessment if the system is performance-based. All of a woman's Statutory Maternity Leave must be taken into account when calculating length of service for pension provisions.
Vacancies: Women on maternity leave have the right to be notified of any relevant jobs that become vacant for which she might be interested in applying. She has the right to be consulted about any changes to her job or reorganisation, Statutory Maternity Pay: To qualify, a woman must have worked for her employer for 26 weeks by the 15th week before the baby is due provided medical evidence to her employer and told them when she intends to start claiming SMP and leave work. SMP is calculated at 90% of average earnings for the first six weeks, followed by a flat rate of £117,18 (2008-09) SMP for 33 weeks. Women may also be eligible for a Maternity Allowance and, in some cases, a SureStart Maternity Grant. Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) is available to adopters earning at least 290 a week and is payable for 39 weeks at £117.18 (2008-09).
Paternity leave
The Government hopes to encourage more fathers to spend time with their children by providing the right to two weeks paternity leave. Statutory Paternity Pay is set at £117.18 a week (2008-09) or 90% of earnings less than this. It must be taken in one period of one or two weeks within eight weeks of the baby's birth.
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