treatment throughout pregnancy and for 12 months after the birth. Your GP or midwife will provide you with the appropriate form to send off for an exemption certificate.Self-employed? Contact your local benefits office to find out whether you’re eligible
is intended to be one of self-certification and employers may require: A leave notice; An employee declaration*; and A mothers declaration. *HMRC has produced a SC7 form which employers may adopt for this purpose if they do not have their own versions
to employer.Q. My husband and I are self-employed. Does this mean I'm not entitled to any benefits?A. If you're self-employed, unemployed pr don't qualify for SMP you may be able to claim Maternity Allowance (MA), which is £106 per week for 26 weeks, or 90
pregnant and earn at least £90 a week, you will most likely qualify for SMP.If you don't qualify because you are self-employed, earn too little or changed jobs while pregnant, you may be able to claim Maternity Allowance of £128.73 a week for 39 weeks. You
pregnant and earn at least £90 a week, you will most likely qualify for SMP.If you don't qualify because you are self-employed, earn too little or changed jobs while pregnant, you may be able to claim Maternity Allowance of £117.18 a week for 39 weeks. You
and dental treatment throughout pregnancy and for 12 months after the birth. Your GP or midwife will provide you with the appropriate form to send off for an exemption certificate.Self-employed? Contact your local benefits office to find out whether you
to babyexpert.com about life as a ‘mum-preneur’. ‘I had Zacariah in April 2008 by caesarean, so I had six weeks off to recover from that, then I was back at work by week 8. I’m self-employed so I couldn’t really take time off, but Zac was with me full
into your bank account and you are responsible for paying it back to the taxman.If you are no longer eligible you can either join the self-assessment tax scheme and fill in a yearly form declaring what you owe, or inform HMRC (HM Revenue & Customs) you
.Fully qualified for peace of mindRegistered childminders are usually self-employed and as a parent you can have peace of mind from knowing that childminders are inspected by Ofsted (in England) or the Care and Social Services Inspectorate (in Wales). They have a
by the self-sacrifice and sheer hard work of their role. As a result, exhaustion and sometimes frustration appears to be the lot of many modern mums. I do wonder if my generation has bitten off more than it can chew,' says Louise Morgan, 34, who's a teacher
