Guernsey’s New Maternity Provisions… Your Questions Answered?

For avid readers of this newsletter, you may recall my earlier article which discussed proposals for Jersey's new maternity provisions. Well, it has come as no surprise that Guernsey is now likely to follow suit.

Guernsey States Policy Council recently considered proposals to introduce statutory maternity leave and Social Security Department benefits for expectant mothers and new parents. So what does this mean for employers and for those working women who may want to have children? Read on...

What is it "statutory maternity leave"?

Essentially, it is absence from work for a defined period; a legal entitlement for a new or expectant mother to have a certain amount of time off work leading up to, or following on, from the birth of their child.