Maternity Off

Maternity leave in UK is 6 months full pay and you can choose to work after that or take another 6 months off and get an allowance weekly from the government. What a good benefit for expecting mothers. But over here in OZ, the down side is the maternity leave is only 7 weeks. I think after that you can be off and get an allowance from the government for your kids but not that big. Anyway, I am expecting baby announcements from my friends. I already know they are expecting but they will keep it in private for now.