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It specifies eligibility, timing rules for starting maternity leave and notifying the employer, required information and forms, and the process for paid antenatal time off and unpaid qualifying relationship accompaniment. The policy also covers surrogacy-related appointment leave and explains how miscarriage or stillbirth may change leave and pay treatment, with statutory provisions taking precedence.","Maternity and Family Friendly Policy Template\nTHE SAMPLE WORDING IN THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR GUIDANCE ONLY.\nThe wording must reflect your current contractual arrangements. Any errors or omissions cannot be held to be the responsibility of the Labour Relations Agency. It is also important to review and maintain your document to ensure compliance with changes in statutory obligations.\nAugust 2021\nMaternity and Family Friendly Policy\nOverview\nThis policy covers the Company’s procedures for all types of family-related leave and pay, and it includes details of your statutory rights. This is our most complicated policy, not because we set out to make things complicated, but because the law is very detailed on maternity and family friendly rights. This policy summarises the law, but if there's anything in here which differs from legal requirements, the statutory provisions will always take precedence.\n1.2\tThis policy does not form part of your employment contract, and we may update it at any time.\n1.3\tThis policy applies to all employees. Self-employed contractors and other workers are not covered.\n1.4\tMost of the rights set out in this policy apply to each pregnancy, not each baby.  For example, the periods of leave are the same whether you have one baby or twins.\n1.5\t\tWe use abbreviations throughout this policy. They are explained the first time they are used, and for convenience are set out in the glossary at the end.\nWhat happens during pregnancy?\n2.1\tTo take Statutory Maternity Leave (‘SML’) and be paid Statutory Maternity Pay ('SMP'), we need you to give us the following information in writing before the end of your Qualifying Week (the 15th week before the Expected Week of Confinement – see Glossary):\nConfirmation that you are pregnant;\nThe date of the week — starting on a Sunday — that your baby is due;\nThe date you want your maternity leave to begin; and\nThe date when you will start claiming SMP.\n2.2\tAlthough you are not obliged to tell us that you are pregnant before the end of your Qualifying Week, we would appreciate it if you could tell us earlier. This gives us more time to plan, and also gives us the chance to think about any health and safety matters that may arise.\n2.3\tWe need a form MAT B1 from you as soon as possible.  Your midwife will normally give it to you automatically at the first antenatal appointment after your 20-week scan, or you can get a copy from your GP surgery.  It must be signed by your doctor or midwife and confirm the date your baby is due.\nAntenatal appointments\n2.4\tYou are entitled to paid time off for antenatal appointments during working hours. We ask for as much notice as possible, and we may want to see confirmation of your pregnancy and an appointment card for all but the initial appointment.\n2.5\tIf you have what is known as a ‘qualifying relationship’ with a pregnant woman or the unborn child, you are entitled to unpaid time off to accompany her to a maximum of two antenatal appointments. This applies to each pregnancy. A ‘qualifying relationship’ is one where you are:\nThe baby’s father;\nThe pregnant woman’s spouse; or\nThe pregnant woman’s partner.\nWe expect you to give us as much notice as possible.  Legally, you are only entitled to 6½ hours off work for each appointment (which includes travelling and waiting time), but if you need more time, please discuss it with us. To attend any further appointments, you will need to request time off as holiday (which will be managed as laid out in our Holiday Policy) or unpaid leave.\nYou must provide a signed statement showing the date and time of each appointment. It must also confirm that:\nYou are eligible under the ‘qualifying relationship’ criteria;\nThe time off is solely to accompany the woman to her appointment; and\nA doctor, midwife, or nurse has advised that the woman needs the appointment.\n2.6\tYou may be entitled to time off to attend up to two antenatal appointments if you are having a child by surrogacy. 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