Not only will you get statutory maternity pay, while you're on maternity leave, but some companies really value working parents and pay mums more than they're legally obliged too. (bounty.com)
Maternity Allowance is a payment made by the government to women who do not qualify for Statutory Maternity Pay and worth looking into if you don't think you will be eligible for SMP. (bounty.com)
Under the legislation, which applies to parents with babies born from April this year, women can opt to share all bar the first two weeks of their 52 weeks of maternity leave and 39 weeks of statutory maternity pay with their partners. (legalweek.com)