Alright all.
I picked up a copy of Stuff your boss flyer on saturday from the brighton talks day, regarding maternity pay as of April 1st 2007, has been extended to 9 months.
See the DTI's bluurb below.
http://www.dti.gov.uk/employment/workandfamilies/maternity-leave-pay/guidance/page21116.html
Guidance Giving Information on the Rights for Pregnant Women
Babies due on or after 1 April 2007
Maternity entitlements and responsibilities: a guide - babies due on or after 1 April 2007
This guidance covers the legislation around working during pregnancy, maternity leave, maternity pay, and return to work. The rules which have changed are:
* all employed women are entitled to additional maternity leave (see Maternity Leave section);
* the payment period for statutory maternity pay and maternity allowance has been extended to 39 weeks (see Statutory Maternity Pay section);
* the notice a woman must give if she is changing her date of return from maternity leave has been increased from 28 days to 8 weeks (see Keeping in Touch section);
* optional keeping in touch days have been introduced enabling a woman to work for up to 10 days during her maternity leave period (see Keeping in Touch section);
* we have clarified that all women have a right to return to work after maternity leave regardless of the size of the employer (see Return to Work section).
Babies due on or before 31 March 2007
