How much maternity pay you get can make a big difference to your lifestyle while you’re on leave. It's also important to understand how maternity pay is calculated so you can keep track of how much ...

Statutory Maternity Pay and Maternity Allowance rates will increase in 2025, in line with the Government's announcement on benefits in the autumn budget. This will be mirrored for Statutory Paternity ...

Kemi Badenoch said taking money from taxpayers and giving it to pregnant women was too much - Hesther Ng/Story Picture Agency Kemi Badenoch’s Tory leadership rivals rounded on her on Sunday after she ...

If you’ve not already done the maths, that means statutory maternity pay is paid for up to 39 weeks. That said, women can return to work earlier than this, should they choose. They can also choose to ...

Maternity pay varies from company to company but it starts with statutory pay in the UK, which allows eligible employees to take up to 52 weeks of leave, although only 39 are paid. The first six weeks ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Josie Cox is a New York-based journalist covering business and gender. Aug 26, 2025, 02:07pm EDT Aug 26, 2025, 02:10pm EDT There ...

Over 2.5 million working women in the private sector are entitled to receive only statutory maternity pay from their employer, compared to just 150,000 in the public sector, according to the latest ...

Another day, another prominent figure doing their bit to slow down the fight for working parents. During a recent radio interview as part of her Conservative party leadership bid, Kemi Badenoch ...