This infotype contains the details of an employee’s pregnancy.

The information contained in this infotype enables the Payroll Accounting component to determine whether an employee qualifies for SMP and to calculate the correct rate of payment.

When you enter the details from the employee's Mat B1 form, the system automatically calculates the expected week of confinement (EWC), the qualifying week (QW), and the dates between which the maternity pay period (MPP) is allowed to start.

The statutory maternity pay period always begins on the first Sunday of the maternity leave absence. If the date you enter does not fall on a Sunday, the official MPP start date is set to the next Sunday. When you enter the actual start date for MPP, the system automatically calculates the expected end date of the maternity period. If you do not enter the actual start date for MPP, the Payroll Accounting component cannot start making the SMP payments.

When you record a maternity leave absence for an employee in the Absences (infotype 2001) record, the system is set up to display the SMP Record (infotype 0088) automatically. You only need to add the details of the specific period of absence.

To enable the Payroll Accounting component to calculate the correct rate of SMP to pay the employee and when to pay it, this infotype must be read in conjunction with:

• SSP/SMP Exclusions (infotype 0086)

• SSP Control (infotype 0084)

• Absences (infotype 2001)

• Payroll Status (infotype 0003)