Maternity Benefit Employer Certificate (MB2)

• Published date: 05 July 2021
• Issuer: Department of Social Protection

Employer Certicate for

Maternity Benet

If you are employed, your employer must complete this form after week 24 of your

pregnancy.

Note: To qualify for the maximum 26 weeks Maternity Benet, an employee must take at least two

weeks and at most 16 weeks leave before the end of the week in which the baby is due. If your

employee wishes to take the minimum two week period of maternity leave prior to the birth of the

baby, they should commence their maternity leave on the Monday prior to the week in which the baby

is due.

For example, if the due date is Wednesday 16/09/2020, the latest date the employee should

commence maternity leave is Monday 07/09/2020.

If you make any alterations after you complete the form, you must initial and date them

otherwise the information supplied cannot be accepted.

PPS Number of employee:

Name of employee:

Employee’s expected due

date: D D M M Y Y Y Y

Maternity leave:

Maternity leave:

Employer’s Payment Method Details

This section should only be completed if your employee has authorised that Maternity Benet

payments will be made directly to you.

Financial Institution

Name of financial institution:

Bank Identifier Code (BIC):

International Bank Account

Number (IBAN):

Account Name(s):

You will find the following details printed on statements from your financial institution.

D D M M Y Y Y Y

From:

D D M M Y Y Y Y

To:

Data Classication R

Social Welfare Services

MB 2

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