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Maternity & Paternity Leave Rights Solicitors
Maternity & paternity leave rights solicitor services. We serve clients across Caernarfon and the North Wales area.
Your Maternity Leave Rights
Knowing your maternity leave rights is important, especially if you are an expecting parent. That is why we offer maternity leave solicitors services across Caernarfon and the North Wales area.
If you have a baby, you are entitled to 26 weeks Ordinary Maternity Leave followed by 26 weeks of Additional Maternity Leave with Statutory Maternity Pay if you have satisfied the following:
- Worked continuously for 26 weeks (up to and including the 15th week before childbirth);
- Received the average wage above NI earning limit £116.00
You’ll then receive SMP for the first 39 weeks of maternity leave. In the first 6 weeks you’ll receive 90% of your usual wage, followed by £151.97 for 33 weeks.
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Your Paternity Leave Rights
If you are expecting a child or having a child placed with you for adoption, by satisfying criteria you will be entitled to two weeks’ paternity leave (with same pay rate as SMP) to be taken up to eight weeks after the date of birth or placement for adoption. To qualify for paternity leave, you must be the:
- Child’s father;
- Married or Civil Partner of the mother; or
- Adopter of the child.
In addition, you must have or expect to have responsibility for the child’s upbringing. You must give your employer notice and have 26 weeks’ continuous employment.
If you have an enquiry regarding your paternity leave rights, or simply require a consultation, do not hesitate to call us or contact us using the contact form on our Contact page.
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Maintain the highest standards of quality, client care and professional expertise;
Be recognised as experts in our fields;
To provide every client, regardless of their background and financial resources, access to justice;
Contribute to our communities.
