Create Maternity Absence Types

The maternity absence type enables you to enter and store information associated with a maternity absence occurrence.

Perform the following steps to create maternity absence types:

1. In the My Client Groups work area, select Absences > Absence Definitions > Absence Types.
2. In the Absence Types page, click Create.
3. In the Create Absence Type window enter the effective date, the Legislation as 'United Kingdom' and 'Childbirth or placement' as the Pattern.
4. Click Continue.
5. In the Type Attributes tab, enter the required details for the absence type such as the name, Legislative Data Group, and others. Enter the other field values as shown below:

   FIELD	VALUE
   Validation Formula	ORA_HRX_GB_MAT_VALIDATION
   UOM	Calendar Days
   Event Type	Childbirth
   Legislative Grouping Code	UK Maternity
   Partial day rule	Not Allowed

   Note: Ensure that you have set the absence record maintenance values for enabling employees, manager, and administrator updates as appropriate.
6. Click the Plans and Reasons tab.
7. Click Select and Add to attach the plan you created in the previous steps to the absence type.
8. In the Select and Add Plan to Type window, ensure that the Status is 'Active' and the Priority is '1'.
   Note: Occupational plans can be added to the same absence type. Ensure that the priority number of the occupational plans is higher than that of the statutory plan. This ensures that the entitlement in the statutory plan is always calculated, irrespective of whether employees are eligible for Occupational plans or not.
9. Click OK.
10. In the Display Features tab, and ensure that the appropriate features are enabled, as shown below:

    FIELD	VALUE
    Open-ended	Do Not Display
    Expected date of event	Display and edit
    Expected week of event	Display and edit
    Payable after termination	Enabled Note: Enable this feature to pay the absence after the employee has been terminated.

11. Click the Action Items tab.
12. Click Select and Add to add the certifications for stopping payment of the absence to the absence type.
13. In the Absence Certifications window, select the names of the relevant certifications for the Statutory Maternity scheme from the list of values, and their corresponding status. The available options are:
    • Not Employed in Qualifying Week
    • Insufficient Proof of Pregnancy
    • Curtailment Notice
    • Death of Parent
    • Exceeded Number of KIT Days
    • KIT Days
    • Taken into Legal Custody
    • Leave Block Less Than 7 Days
    • Maximum Weeks Paid
    • Employed Less Than 26 Weeks
    • Absence has Multiple Assignments
    • Incorrect Notice
    • Payroll Changed During the Relevant Period
    • LEL Not Reached
14. Click OK.
    Note: Repeat this step to allocate multiple certifications to the absence type.
15. Click Save and Close.