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Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP). To qualify for SMP you must: 1  earn on average at least Â£112 a week. 2  give the correct notice. 3  give proof youâre pregnant. 4  have worked for your employer continuously for at least 26 weeks up to the âqualifying weekâ - the 15th week before the expected week of childbirth.ork out your qualifying week using the maternity pay calculator. You canât get SMP if you go into police custody during your maternity pay period. It wonât restart when youâre discharged.
You are entitled to up to 39 weeks of statutory maternity pay. The first six weeks of this is paid at 90% of your salary, after which you get Â£128.73 per week.others have the right to 26 weeks of 'Ordinary Maternity Leave' and 26 weeks of 'Additional Maternity Leave'. That's a total of 52 weeks. Your employers may offer their own maternity leave scheme-check your contract of employment or staff handbook, or ask your employer's HR department.