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Maternity Leave and Pay

  • Notification: Notify Deeply Digital as soon as possible upon becoming pregnant. A risk assessment will be provided.
  • Leave: You have the right to take up to 52 weeks maternity leave (26 weeks Ordinary and 26 weeks Additional). You must take at least 2 weeks of 'compulsory' maternity leave after the baby is born.
  • Pay: You may be entitled to receive up to 39 weeks Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), paid in line with statutory guidelines.
  • Keeping in Touch (KIT) Days: You may agree to do up to 10 days' work during maternity leave without losing SMP. Any work done on any day counts as a whole KIT day.
  • Returning to Work:
    • After Ordinary Maternity Leave, you have the right to return to the same job on the same terms.
    • After Additional Maternity Leave, you are entitled to return to the same job or, if not reasonably practicable, another suitable job on no less favourable terms.
    • To return before the end of your AML, you must give eight weeks' notice.
    • If you do not want to return, you should give notice according to your contract.