Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption Pay

Home at home staff

Maternity

The hospice offers enhanced maternity pay at:

  • 8 weeks’ full pay inclusive of SMP (Statutory Maternity Pay)
  • 10 weeks’ half pay plus SMP (if this payment exceeds full pay then the amount paid would be reduced so that the employee does not receive more than full pay for this period.
  • 21 weeks SMP (the current SMP rate can be found on the Direct Gov website).

Paternity

The hospice also offers enhanced Paternity pay at –

  • One week at full pay and
  • One week at Statutory Paternity Pay (the current SPP rate can be found on the Direct Gov website)

Adoption

The hospice offers enhanced adoption pay at –

  • 8 weeks full pay inclusive of Statutory Adoption Pay (if eligible to SAP).
  • 10 weeks at half of full pay inclusive of Statutory Adoption Pay (if eligible to SAP).
  • 21 weeks Statutory Adoption Pay, if eligible (the current SAP rate can be found on the Direct Gov website).