Maternity Leave Settings (UK)

Before You Begin: This topic applies only to UK pay groups. For general information about the Leave Management screen, see Leave Management.

When you select Maternity in the Reason drop-down list, Dayforce shows the sections and settings described in the following table.

Maternity leave settings
Setting	Description
Leave Details section
Status	The employment status for the leave. Usually the status is Inactive.
Reason	The reason for the leave. The leave reason determines the fields and settings shown for the leave. In this case, the leave reason is Maternity.
Start Date	The date the leave begins. Defaults to the current date. The start date can be after the date in the Due Date field, up to the end of the Expected Week of Childbirth (EWC). The EWC is defined as the 7-day period that runs from Sunday to Saturday that contains the due date. For example, a start date of 2 December 2024 with a due date of 1 December 2024 is acceptable because it falls within the EWC of 1 December to 7 December 2024.
Estimated Return Date	The date the employee is expected to return to work. This date can’t be more than 52 weeks after the leave’s start date.
Due Date	The date the employee's child is expected to be born.
End Date	The date the leave ends.
HR Information section
Has Enough Notice	A Yes or No value to indicate whether the employee has given enough notice for the leave request.
Date Relevant for Length of Service	The date used to calculate whether the employee has enough service for the leave request.
Has Enough Service	Dayforce calculates whether the employee has enough service to qualify for statutory pay for the leave and populates this field with Yes or No.
Date Evidence Received	The date that the evidence for the leave request is received.
Evidence Valid	A Yes or No value to indicate whether the evidence provided by the employee is valid.
Actual Return Date	The date that the employee returns to work.
Actual Birth Date	The birth date of the child.
Actual Birth Notification Date	The date that the notification of the actual birth is submitted.
Live Birth	The details of the birth.
Baby Born After 24 Weeks of Pregnancy	The baby was born after 24 weeks of pregnancy.
Return Notification Date	The date that the notification of the return date is received.
Override Average Weekly Pay	The override value for the employee's average weekly pay.
Override Average Weekly Pay Reason	The reason for the average weekly pay override.
On Payroll in the Qualifying Week	Dayforce calculates whether the employee is in an active status during the qualifying week and populates this field.
Average Weekly Pay	The employee's average weekly pay, calculated by Dayforce.
Qualifying Week	Dayforce calculates the qualifying week based on the due date in the leave request and populates this field.
Generate Payment Schedule	Generates a PDF file containing the payment schedule, so that employee can understand what their payments are through their leave period.
SMP1 Issued Date	The date on which the SMP1 form is issued for employees who are refused Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP).
Not Entitled to SMP Reason	The reason why the employee doesn’t qualify for statutory pay.
Health and Safety Assessment Date	The date the health and safety assessment is done.
Reference Salary for Employer Pension Contributions	A reference salary so that Dayforce can calculate the employer's pension contributions throughout the period of the leave.
Keep In Touch section
Effective From Effective To	Effective dates of the employee’s keep in touch (KIT) days.
Paid	Determines whether the employee is paid for KIT days.