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happy new year strangers !!! 
have a bit of a pickle here (i think ?) and wanting to bang a few heads together to see if me and my colleague are heading down the right way, so without further ado ...
have a cl. who :
is from lithuania.
arrived in u.k with two children mid-june 08 and has husband in lithuania who will be coming to u.k shortly.
began work as a consultant psychiatrist 01/07/08 and earns approx. £80.000.00 per annum.
this work was not registered with the home office within the one month time limit and therefore from the 01/08/08 it would appear cl. employment has been illegal.
is pregnant and baby due 17/03/09.
has no savings and rents property.
has been advised by her employer that doesn't qualify for s.m.p because she has not worked there long enough.
wants to know what benefits she can claim when gives up work because of pregnancy.
my concerns are :
cl. has been employed illegally since 01/08/08.
this means that she has not been legally economically active since then.
this could take away any entitlement to m.a, but because cl. has not worked for 12 months (11) registered with the home office she would not qualify for m.a and, or other benefits anyway.
however, cl. would qualify for c.b because this benefit not affected by a8 benefit rules.
i think cl. is unable to claim m.a, h.b / c.t.b, c.t.c when she ceases work because of pregnancy because she has not been in home office registered employment for the required 12 months, and has also been illegally employed since 01/08/08.
any thoughts greatly appreciated and have a good week all ...
pete
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