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I am just about to take over my newly bougth shop and I've just found out that one of the girls is going to have a baby in March!

Now, I know by law I have to take her on but I was wondering about Maternity policies and stuff?? Anyone have any experience?

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mel

this may help http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg...73858926&r.s=e

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it depends on: If, by the 15th week before your due date (an important week, also known as your Qualifying Week), you’ve been employed by your present employer for at least 26 weeks (simply put, you’ll probably have been working there since before you conceived) and if you earn above the lower earnings limit for paying National Insurance (this is £84 for the 2006/07 tax year), you can claim SMP.
http://www.supernanny.co.uk/Advice/-...ity-Leave.aspx

Also look at link : http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employme...es/DG_10029285

How much SMP you'll get:
If you get SMP, your employer will pay you 90 per cent of your average weekly earnings for the first six weeks, then up to £112.75 for the remaining 33 weeks (or 20 weeks if your expected week of childbirth begins earlier than 1 April 2007). You pay tax and National Insurance in the same way as on your regular wages. Your employer reclaims the majority of SMP from their National Insurance contributions and other payments. To qualify for SMP you must pay tax and national insurance as an employee (or would pay if you earned enough).

Just search on Google for Maternity leave...enough bedtime reading to confuse Einstein !!

As far as i am aware you will have to pay her maternity leave in full, but this can be claimed back. Check out this site for more detailed info on the subject.
www.businesslink.gov.uk.

you don't have to take all the staff on (unless you've already agreed and signed on it) I kept one and got the old owner to get rid of one and we all signed a doc to say thats she'd have no claim for redundancy with me

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Sarah Creating Bespoke Wedding Flowers Cheshire

As Sosas says you don't have to take her on but it depends on what has been agreed. If you have not got any agreement with anyone yet i would sit down and seriously work something out. It is the last thing you need when your taking over

When I took over my shop I was advised that any employee would have come with it as they have a right to continuous employment, and their contracts are worded as such. So if she'll have been there 12 months or more when you take the shop over you will have to keep her on.

yep but that depends if you buy the business or just the goodwill and if they have a written contract which mine didn't. I didn't buy their ltd company but the woman was retirement age anyway

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Sarah Creating Bespoke Wedding Flowers Cheshire

She has been there for over a year I believe. I have been told that under TUPE I have to keep her on but think I might give them a call as I'm just not sure what happens now she is pregnant and will be leaving on not coming back!

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mel

You just have to grin and bear it melsmiff, as an employer your rights are bottom of the list.