Martin Searle Solicitors, Community Law Solicitors

What is the maximum period of maternity leave an employee is entitled to take?

26 weeks' ordinary maternity leave and 26 weeks' additional maternity leave.
20 weeks' ordinary maternity leave and 19 weeks' additional maternity leave.
26 weeks' ordinary maternity leave and 19 weeks' additional maternity leave.

By what means can maternity leave be extended?

By agreement, or by taking parental leave, annual leave or sick leave.
It cannot be extended.
By taking annual leave.

How many weeks' notice must an employee give of an early return from maternity leave?

2
1
8

How many ‘keeping in touch days' is an employee entitled to work without bringing their maternity leave to an end?

10
2
6

How many weeks has statutory maternity pay been extended to?

30
39
24

Maternity leave is compulsory for how many weeks?

4
1
2 (4 for factory workers)

At what point is a pregnant employee required to inform her employer of her pregnancy?

No later than the 12th week before the ‘expected week of confinement'.
No later than the 15th week before the ‘expected week of confinement'.
No later than the 10th week before the ‘expected week of confinement'.

Does holiday accrue during additional maternity leave?

Yes
No

What is the maximum number of weeks a person can receive ordinary statutory paternity pay?

2
3
1

Within what period must ordinary statutory paternity leave be taken?

Within 42 days (six weeks) of the birth of the baby, expected date of birth, or placement of adopted child.
Within 56 days (eight weeks) of the birth of the baby, expected date of birth, or placement of adopted child.

How much Additional Paternity Leave is the child’s father or the spouse, partner or civil partner of the child’s mother or the child’s adopter entitled to take?

Up to 20 weeks.
Up to 26 weeks.
Up to 28 weeks.

In what circumstances can Additional Paternity Leave be taken?

When the natural or adoptive mother has exhausted all of her 12 months' maternity leave.
When the father meets eligibility requirements such as length of service and baby due after April 3, 2011.
In birth cases when the baby is due on or after April 3, 2011, or in adoption cases when adoptive parents are notified that they have been matched with a child on or after that date. In addition, APL can only be taken when the mother or adopter has not ex

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Maternity and Paternity Leave Quiz

January 20th, 2011