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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.
Employers must pay employees on maternity leave a weekly rate equal to 90% of their average weekly earnings for the first six weeks. For the remaining 33 weeks you are paid whatever is the lower of the standard rate (visit the government pages for the current rate), or 90% of your average pre-tax weekly earnings.an I claim maternity pay if we adopt a child? If you work and you are adopting a child, you may be eligible for statutory adoption pay. From 5 April 2015 statutory adoption pay is 90% of normal earning for the first six weeks and then a flat rate of Â£139.58 a week or 90% of normal weekly salary â whichever is lower.