Maternity Benefit HSE

I was wondering do you have to be employed for a certain lenght of time before your entitled to maternity benefit. I have just starting working in the hse need to be sure before I plan having a baby.

I know I will be entitled to the social welfare part of it because I have been paying PRSI but how long do you need to work for the HSE before they pay the top-up on your salery?

Thanks

There is no service qualification criteria.

If you didn't have an entitlement to SW, the HSE would then pay full salary. See link below.

Thanks. I suppose to put it bluntly what I want to know is how long I need to work with the HSE before they will pay my full salery while on maternity leave? Is there a minimum length of service required? (feels strange writing it down!!)

Sweetlove said:

Thanks. I suppose to put it bluntly what I want to know is how long I need to work with the HSE before they will pay my full salery while on maternity leave? Is there a minimum length of service required? (feels strange writing it down!!)

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Apologies, I omitted the word no service qualification .

So in short from the day you start you are eligible for paid mat leave.

Thanks Becky for your replies. As you can imagine it's not the easiest question to ask my employer (large hospital)!!
And this is correct eventhou I only started this week and it's only a 40day contract (which I have been assured that will continuously be renewed)?

Thank you

If you are on contract you would only be paid maternity for the period of the contract in the current climate there is no guarantee that a contract would be renewed. You would be better off waiting until you were made permanent.