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Before you start
Permitted leave may exceed the paid benefit period.
Who is this guide for?
Workers/parents around childbirth.
Employment, insurance and family/birth circumstances matter; adoption, surrogacy and partner substitution have routes.
The checklist
Map dates
Dates/payslips.
Check stopping-work date, not birth alone.
Check paid period
Insurance data.
Longer absence does not guarantee full-period pay.
Arrange employer leave
Messages/approvals.
Employer agreement is not benefit approval.
Check return/protection
Proposal/reply.
General return agreement is not blanket waiver.
Track separate decisions
Benefit/pay records.
Birth grant differs from maternity allowance.
Official sources
These links let you check with the responsible authority. The website's verification date does not guarantee that every detail has remained up to date since then.
Frequently asked questions
Is all maternity leave always paid?
No. Distinguish permitted absence from the insured maternity-benefit period.
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