Download our summary of entitlements, eligibility and notice periods
The rules around maternity pay and leave are complicated. To help you, we've created a downloadable document summarising:
- Statutory maternity leave
- Statutory maternity pay
- Maternity allowance
- Occupational maternity pay based on the scheme outlined in the Burgundy Book (the Conditions of Service for School Teachers in England and Wales). This applies to:
- Teachers in most maintained schools (excluding a small number of voluntary aided and foundation schools)
- Teachers in academies (where their employment transferred to an academy at the point of conversion, or where your academy chooses to follow these terms)
- Teachers in other schools who choose to follow these terms - check your contracts and policies to find out
For each scheme, we explain:
- Who's eligible
- How much money they get and when
- The notice periods for employees and employers
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