maternity vs sick pay.

[doomey!]

My lady friend injured her back and is unable to do very much, but is off work with amternity pay right now, would she be able to claim sick instead?

Many thanks in advance.

Doomey

[WoWo]

Sick pay from an employer is not compulsory and you are only legally entitled to statutory sick pay which is bellow the rate for statutory maternity pay.

A two second search on google reveals...

"If you are off sick during the relevant period and are paid Statutory Sick Pay, your SMP may be reduced, or you may not qualify for SMP at all. "

So I think the advice would be not to mention it to her employer.

http://www.multikulti.org.uk/en/employment/maternity-pay -and-maternity-benefits/