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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…
Measures will help separating families save cash and settle childcare issues more easily.
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 usually get a decision within 6 months. If you paid to use the…
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.
Get help and extra support when dealing with HMRC if you have additional needs - for example you have a disability or health condition, if English is not your first language or if you’re experiencing domestic abuse or financial hardship.
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
A review of the research literature on the effect of extra time on assessment outcomes for different types of student
Pubs could stay open for extra time next summer.
This report presents the latest headline estimates of how adults (16+) spend their free time for the year April 2017 to March 2018.
What Tax-Free Childcare is, who can get it and how to apply.
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