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title: "How do I calculate the weeks for maternity payment?"
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# How do I calculate the weeks for maternity payment?

Within **Cintra iQ**, you can create a **Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)** claim for an employee who is going on maternity leave. This includes

- Setting up **Maternity Pay** details
- Creating a **Maternity Payment Schedule**

Before you begin to set up a **Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)** claim, you must create a **Maternity Leave** calendar event. The **Calendar of Events** is the core control record for each employee which will hold all periods of absence.

Within the **SMP** claim, you can calculate the weeks for maternity payment.

## To calculate the weeks

1. Navigate to the **Maternity** **Pay** tab. Go to **Cintra iQ:** Employment Record > Forms > Parental Payments
2. Open the desired record. The **SMP Claim** window appears.
3. Select the **Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)** tab.
4. Click the **MPP Weeks** button. The **MPP Weeks** window appears.
5. Click the **Calculate Weeks** button. The break down of the weekly payments appear in the **Weeks in Maternity Pay Period (MPP)**. The summary record on the **Maternity Pay** tab will show the current **YTD** information.