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Maternity leave is paid by the government not by the employer in all the countries I heard it exists in.

• wlievens 12y ago
  Yes, but you have an employee less for months on end, that's the true cost.
• dingaling 12y ago
  > Maternity leave is paid by the government not by the employer in all the countries I heard it exists in. In the UK, it is paid by the Government for the first two weeks. The employer is then required to pay the employee on a reduced basis for six weeks before the Government takes-over again for 33 weeks ( edit: at a standard rate not associated with the original salary ). There is no financial support for the hiring or training of another employee to provide cover during the period of absence. Source: recent personal experience
  • snogglethorpe 12y ago
    Why the oddly complicated procedure...?