Diagnosis The Qualifying Week (QW) - when determining eligibility for StatutoryMaternity Pay or Statutory Paternity Pay (birth) - is the 15th weekbefore the Expected Week of Childbirth (EWC). The date an employeegives notice of intention to take Statutory Maternity Leave orStatutory Paternity Leave for the birth of a child must be before theend of the Qualifying Week. The date entered in field Notfcatn.toemployer >is after the Qualifying Week.Procedure Enter a date before the end of the Qualifying Week in fieldNotfcatn.to employer> or reconsider the employee's eligibilityfor Statutory Maternity Pay/Statutory Paternity Pay (birth). |