Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
statutory maternity leave — (abbr. SMP) Maternity leave is governed by the Employment Rights Act 1996. All female employees who become pregnant are entitled to fourteen weeks maternity leave ( basic maternity leave ) and thereafter return to the same job. Those with two… … Law dictionary
additional maternity leave — Maternity leave is governed by the Employment Rights Act 1996. All female employees who become pregnant are entitled to eighteen weeks maternity leave ( basic maternity leave ) and thereafter return to the same job. Those with one years… … Law dictionary
compulsory maternity leave — The period of two weeks starting with the day of the birth, during which employees entitled to ordinary maternity leave can not return to work. Related links ordinary maternity leave (OML) Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and… … Law dictionary
maternity rights — The rights of a woman when she is absent from work because of her pregnancy or confinement. The current law is contained in the Employment Rights Act (1996) as supplemented by the Maternity and Parental Leave Regulations (1999 and 2002). There… … Big dictionary of business and management
notified leave date — Employees who want to take ordinary maternity leave must follow certain procedures, including notifying their employer of the date on which they intend to begin their maternity leave, the notified leave date, which must be no earlier than the… … Law dictionary
statutory maternity pay — (SMP) A statutory benefit payable to a woman who takes maternity leave or stops working due to childbirth, provided she earns at least the lower earnings limit and has at least 26 weeks continuous employment at the end of the 15th week before the … Law dictionary
SML — (statutory maternity leave) A period of maternity leave granted by statute to an employee, which will consist of 26 weeks ordinary maternity leave (OML) and may include a further 26 weeks additional maternity leave (AML) depending … Law dictionary
SMP — (abbr. of statutory maternity leave) Maternity leave is governed by the Employment Rights Act 1996. All female employees who become pregnant are entitled to fourteen weeks maternity leave ( basic maternity leave ) and thereafter return to the… … Law dictionary
AML — (additional maternity leave) A period of 26 weeks statutory leave which begins on the first day after the end of ordinary maternity leave. Note that an employee whose expected week of childbirth (EWC) is before 1 April 2007 will only qualify for… … Law dictionary
OML — (ordinary maternity leave) 26 weeks statutory leave available to an employee who gives birth, regardless of the length of time she has been working for the employer. The employee may qualify for statutory maternity pay (SMP), depending on her… … Law dictionary
