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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 Leave. At least 15 weeks before your due date, tell your employer when the baby is due and when you want to start your maternity leave. Your employer can ask for this in writing.Your employer must write to you within 28 days confirming your start and end dates.ell your employer you want to stop work to have a baby and the day you want your. to start. You must give them at least 28 daysâ notice (in writing if they ask for it) and proof that youâre pregnant. Your employer must confirm within 28 days how much.