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Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help
When you take time off to have a baby you might be eligible for: Statutory…
Statutory Maternity Leave is 52 weeks. It’s made up of: Ordinary Maternity…
Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is paid for up to 39 weeks. You get: 90% of…
Statutory Maternity Leave You qualify for Statutory Maternity Leave if:…
Statutory Maternity Leave At least 15 weeks before your due date, tell…
Maternity benefits Use a benefits calculator to see what help you can get…
Apply for indefinite leave to remain if you have an Innovator Founder or Innovator visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
You may be eligible for indefinite leave to remain if you have an…
Before you can apply, you must show an approved body that you’ve grown…
Your partner and children can apply at the same time if they’re eligible.…
You should apply during the last month of your current permission to be in…
You’ll be told whether your application has been successful within 6…
Apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa to live and work in the UK if you’re from a participating country - fees, eligibility, how to apply.
You can apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa if you: want to live and…
If you’re from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Korea You can…
When you apply you’ll need to provide: a valid passport or other document…
Check which documents you’ll need to apply. You’ll also have to pay the…
You can only apply to extend your Youth Mobility Scheme visa if you’re…
FCDO travel advice for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Finland. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Switzerland. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Flat Rate VAT scheme - eligibility, thresholds, flat rates of VAT and joining or leaving the scheme.
FCDO travel advice for Malta. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Greece. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Lays-offs and short-time working - pay, rights, temporary lay-off, redundancy, taking on extra work, claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, short-time regulations and payments
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