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PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND EDIT/DELETE ALL SECTIONS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW OR ANY TEXT IN RED PRIOR TO SENDING.\n------------------------------------------------------- DELETE THE ABOVE -----------------------------------------------------\n[Insert name and address of employer] \u000b[Insert date]\nFor the attention of [Line manager name]\n[Date]\nDear [line manager]\nNotice for maternity leave and pay\nI am writing to inform you that I am pregnant and intend to take maternity leave and pay. Note: Please note that the latest time you can tell your employer that you are pregn ant is the 15th week before your baby is due. However, there is nothing to say that you have to tell your employer any earlier although it may be to your advantage, for example, special health and safety rights during pregnancy and the right to paid time off for antenatal care apply when your employer knows you are pregnant.\nPlease accept this letter as formal written notice of my pregnancy. Please find further details regarding my request for maternity leave and Statutory Maternity Pay:\nMy expected week of childbirth is [Date] Note: you can find this on your MATB1 form which will be given to you by your midwife/GP at the 20th week before the week in which your baby is due - this is usually when you have your 20 week scan (i.e the 21st week of pregnancy).\nI intend to start my maternity leave on [Date] Note: your maternity leave can start as early as the 11th week before your expected week of childbirth ie. when you are about 29 weeks pregnant. Alternatively, you can work right up until the date the baby is born unless you are absent from work because of your pregnancy in the four weeks before your expected week of childbirth (in which case your employer can choose to start your maternity leave), or your baby is born before the day you were planning to start your leave (in which case your maternity leave will start on the day after birth). If you need to change the date on which you want to start maternity leave, you must give your employer at least 28 days notice before the new date or the old date, whichever is earliest.\nPlease find attached my MATB1 medical certificate confirming my pregnancy and expected due date. Note: remember to attach your original MATB1 certificate which you can get from your midwife/GP at your 20 week scan. Your employer will make a copy and give the original back to you.\nI would be grateful if you would respond in writing within 28 days of the date of this letter confirming  the date that my maternity leave will end (52 weeks from the start date). Note: if your employer does not write back to you stating the date that your maternity leave will end, they cannot insist on you giving 8 weeks’ notice if you choose to return before the end of the 52 week maternity leave period.\nStatutory Maternity Pay\nI would also like to give notice of my intention to claim Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP). I would be grateful if you could respond to this letter confirming the amount of SMP I am entitled to. Note: it is your employer’s responsibility to calculate your SMP. However, you can use this \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.gov.uk/pay-leave-for-parents\" \\h \u0014government calculator\u0015 to check their calculations. If you believe you may have been paid incorrectly, you can contact the HMRC Statutory Payments Disputes Team on 0300 322 9422.\nPlease note that you should pay my SMP in the same way as my","cbCaieSQWoEx7Jo1","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieSQWoEx7Jo1","docx",16409,"English","# Notice for maternity leave and pay\n## How to use this letter\n## Pregnancy notice to the employer\n## Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)\n## Closing","[{\"question\":\"When is the latest time to tell the employer you are pregnant?\",\"answer\":\"The latest time to notify the employer is the 15th week before the baby is due. 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