Does anyone know how long you have to have been working for Sheffield City Council (as a teacher) before you qualify for paid maternity leave?

Anyone know where I could find out on the web? Searched the Sheffield Council site...

http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/education/governors-pages/agenda-items/agenda-items-2002/work-life-balance

Is this any help?

I think this will answer most of your questions.

http://www.worksmart.org.uk/rights/viewsubsection.php?sun=52

Statutory Maternity Pay is payable if you have worked for 26 continuous weeks (averaging at least £79 per week) up to and including the 15th week before your due date.

If you ring the inland revenue they can give you all your legal rights for male and female maternity leave.

26 weeks up to and including qualifying date is statutory, so it's the same for everyone.

Also try the ACAS site, which is great for all your rights as an employee

and VERY HELPFULLY, www.tiger.gov.uk will provide in mere seconds a calendar stating all YOUR important dates, including your qualifying date, when you can start and stop ordinary maternity leave, when you can start and stop additional maternity leave, the whole caboodle - prints out, too.
It's here:
tiger calendar (http://www.tiger.gov.uk/cgi-bin/maternity1_03.pl)

You'll find it a great help

Cosy

Thank you all. very helpful

ooh I know this!

For a teacher, I think it is:

4 weeks full pay

then 2 weeks 90% pay

Then 12 weeks half pay + SMP (statutory maternity pay @ £100 a week)

then 8 weeks on just SMP

then 26 weeks unpaid leave (if you want it)