Statutory Maternity Pay and Leave: employer guide

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Help with statutory pay

For financial help with statutory pay, you can:

  • reclaim payments (usually 92%)
  • apply for an advance if you cannot afford payments
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Part of Get your business ready to employ staff: step by step

  1. Step 1

    1. Check whether you need full time or part time staff
    2. Check the different types of employment status

  2. and

    1. Check how much the National Minimum Wage is
    2. Find out how much National Insurance you need to pay for your employees
    3. Check how much sick pay your employees are eligible for
    4. Check how much you need to pay towards your employee's pension
    5. Check how much Maternity Leave you need to pay your employees
    6. Check how much Paternity Leave you need to pay your employees

  3. Step 2

    1. Prevent discrimination
    2. Make your workplace accessible for employees with disabilities or health conditions
    3. Keep employee information and data safe
    4. Fire safety

    You also need to make checks when you recruit and employ someone.

    1. Find out what you need to check when you employ someone

  4. Step 3

    You need to register with HMRC so you can pay tax and national insurance for your employees.

    1. Register as an employer and set up PAYE
    2. Choose how to run payroll
    3. If you decide to run payroll yourself, choose payroll software

  5. Step 4

  6. Step 5

    1. Find out about Employers' Liability insurance

  7. Step 6

    1. Employ someone