Maternity Pay
(asked on 3rd December 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what amount of National Insurance contributions (a) FTSE100 companies, (b) businesses qualifying for Small Employer's Relief and (c) other companies claimed from HM Revenue and Customs to pay for statutory maternity pay for their employers for the (i) first six weeks of their employees' leave and (ii) subsequent 33 such weeks.
This question was answered on 8th December 2015
DWP data on the amount of National Insurance Contributions claimed by employers to pay for Statutory Maternity Pay comes from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
The information is not available in the exact breakdowns requested as:
- HMRC do not hold information on the amount of National Insurance contributions claimed for SMP from (a) FTSE100 companies; and
- DWP are unable to provide an estimate of SMP recoveries by employer size and duration of employees’ leave. This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.