SPM60330 – Disputes,
Decisions, Reviews and Appeals - The formal decision
Evidence for SMP
Evidence must be collected from both parties. Depending upon the
nature of the dispute, the evidence will include a selection of the
following:
- notification of EWC and start of maternity
leave
- Maternity certificate MAT B1, see
SPM20320
- birth certificate of the child
- employment issues:
- status
- continuous employment rule, see
SPM20605
- employment in QW, see
SPM20605
- work for liable employer during MPP, see
SPM21105
- work for new employer after baby is born, see
SPM21110
- earnings - AWE calculation, see
SPM20800
- medical evidence on whether or not absence
is due to a pregnancy related illness