HMRC has announced that the extension of Statutory Maternity Pay, Maternity Allowance and Statutory Adoption Pay to 52 weeks, and the introduction of Additional Paternity Leave and Pay, has been delayed. It had been planning on the basis of implementation for babies due on or after April 2009 but it is now planning implementation for babies due on or after April 2010.
These changes have been made to give the Government further time to make their preparations and to give employers some clarity.
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The original publication date for this article was 17/10/2007.
