Evapotranspiration (ET) is the sum of evaporation and plant transpiration from the Earth's land and ocean surface to the atmosphere. Evaporation accounts for the movement of water to the air from sources such as the soil, canopy interception, and waterbodies.
This is usually the first day of your maternity leave. You do not have to be actually at work to have this choice. For example, you might be off sick. If your employment ends before the start of the 11th week before the week your baby is due, your SMP will start at that 11th week. SMP can be paid for up to 39 weeks, this is called the Maternity Pay Period (MPP). Statutory Maternity Leave.
Mothers must still take the initial two weeks after birth, but they can then cut their maternity leave short and exchange it for shared parental leave. Both parents will then have a flexible choice of how to split up the rest of the leave entitlement - of up to 50 weeks. For example, if a mother ends her maternity leave after the 12 weeks following the child's birth, that leaves 40 weeks of leave. She chooses to take 30 weeks and so her partner can take the other 10 weeks. Alternatively, the couple may choose to take 20 weeks of leave at the same time or at different times.