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Time limit for another maternity

Hey! Does anyone know if there’s a length of time you need to be back at work before your entitled to maternity benefits again? Or if there is a time? I am a teacher and this time around I had 4 weeks full pay 6 weeks 80% 2 weeks 60% then SMP until 9 months

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It varies company to company according to my HR hubby and should be outlined in the maternity policy.

Not 100 percent sure, might be 13 weeks to pay back your mat leave entitlement
Definitely check your policy or ring hr

I'm a teacher too and had my second baby in December after only 1 term back in the classroom. I returned in June 2022 very slowly but wasn't in class. I was already pregnant then. Then in Sept 22 I went into the classroom then had my baby in Dec. Our OMP is based on weeks 16-25 of pregnancy so if you're still on mat leave and on SMP, that's what your OMP will be based on I think. But I don't think you actually have to return if it was to give birth within the 12 months you're allowed off, but it would have an impact on your mat pay. That was my understanding but I could have got it wrong!

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