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Maternity benefit query

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  • 10-09-2017 1:56pm
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    delim9
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭


    Hi I am just wondering probably a stupid question but I am planning on changing jobs within the next month. I hope to start the start of October. With my new employee I won't be entitled to maternity leave pay and illness pay for a year. Just wondering if I got pregnant within the year but wasn't going on Mat leave till after I have been employed for a year would I be entitled to the maternity pay? Thanks hopefully this makes sense!!


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    bee06
    Registered Users Posts: 4,514 ✭✭✭bee06


    I assume you mean a top up payment by your employer? If so, it all depends on how their policy is written.


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    delim9
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    Yes sorry. Ya I don't really know the policy. All it says is that I am entitled to a maternity leave scheme and illness benefit after 1 years employment. It is working for a private hospital so I don't know.


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    Loveinapril
    Registered Users Posts: 2,337 ✭✭✭Loveinapril


    Maternity benefit doesn't start until you start maternity leave, which in an ideal case starts two weeks before the baby is due so if you get pregnant in 6 months and have the baby 9 months later, you would be entitled to maternity pay from the job as you will be over 1 year working there.


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