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Re:Microsoft will require suppliers to offer paid parental l... by NeedMoreTea on Thursday August 30, 2018 @03:52PM (#17880133)
It's 90% for the first six weeks and is taxable, for maternity leave only, then some low amount of a few hundred a month for the rest. There's a separate entitlement for unpaid parental leave. Many employers pay higher and for longer than statutory amounts.
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Re:Microsoft will require suppliers to offer paid parental l... by pm215 on Thursday August 30, 2018 @03:57PM (#17880179)
The figure you have in mind there is the percentage of the employee's salary that they are legally guaranteed as maternity pay. The percentage the grandparent/parent comment is talking about is the percentage of the employer's total outlay on maternity pay that they can then claim back from the government (which turns out to be either 92% or 103% of the statutory minimum payment).
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