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Maternity pay rate to increase
The amount of Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) payable to an employee for payment weeks starting on or after Sunday 5th April 2009 is a maximum of 39 weeks as follows:
- First six weeks of payment - 90% per cent of the employee's Average Weekly Earnings with no upper limit.
- Up to 33 weeks' pay at the standard rate which increases from £117.18 to £123.06 a week or at 90% of the employee's average weekly earnings where the employee is paid less than £123.06 per week.