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Bring photo ID to vote Check what photo ID you'll need to vote in person in the General Election on 4 July.
Legal rights for pregnant employees - including paid time off for antenatal appointments, maternity leave and pay, protection against discrimination and telling the employer about the pregnancy.
Find forms and guidance for Maternity, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave and pay.
Use the online service or an email to apply for advance of statutory parental, paternal, adoption and maternity pay.
What you need to do when paying sick pay to an employee who’s pregnant, in legal custody, in a trade dispute, has overpaid or underpaid, or earns below the Lower Earnings Limit.
You can start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) if you're eligible and you or your partner ends your maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL and splitting blocks of leave
Use these tables to check your employee started with you in time to qualify for maternity pay.
List of statutory pay guides for employers and employees.
Find out about the 2 maternity benefits available under the social security scheme: Statutory Maternity Pay and Maternity Allowance.
Data about Maternity Allowance claims paid between 1 June 2013 to 31 August 2013.
Use these rates and thresholds when you operate your payroll or provide expenses and benefits to your employees.
Your employee can take Shared Parental Leave (SPL) if they're eligible and they or their partner ends their maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL, splitting blocks of leave and record keeping
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