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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.
Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is paid for 39 weeks from when the employee goes on Ordinary Maternity Leave, but this must not be earlier than the 11th week before the baby is due and must not be later than 1 week before the baby is due.he employee will be paid 2 different rates of SMP during Ordinary Maternity Leave. 1. For the first 6 weeks of leave the employee is entitled to 9/10ths (90%) of their normal weekly pay. The normal weekly pay is worked out from what the employee received before Maternity Leave, (up to 12 weeks). 2.