6 months, not a year
You can take a year off but 6 months will be unpaid
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 19 Oct 2011, 13:59, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

All mine have taken the year

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 19 Oct 2011, 14:00, Reply)

Yeah but minimum entitlement is 6 months at SMP

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 19 Oct 2011, 14:00, Reply)

Costs of covering the post

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 19 Oct 2011, 14:01, Reply)

I'm not knocking it
Just saying
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 19 Oct 2011, 14:02, Reply)

stop knocking them up then!

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 19 Oct 2011, 14:01, Reply)

uuugh no thanks

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 19 Oct 2011, 14:02, Reply)

I wish
They give us 80% of the salary for 6 weeks and that's it. Then, until you do 9 months it's £125/week, but I think that's the goverment. After that, they keep your job for another 3 months, but you don't get paid for it.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 19 Oct 2011, 14:00, Reply)

That's better than most.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 19 Oct 2011, 14:03, Reply)