The results are in for RollOnFriday's maternity leave survey. And it's a shiny new Bugaboo for Weil Gotshal, and a knackered old perambulator for Howes Percival.

The vast majority of the firms in the survey offer enhanced terms, but some are considerably more generous than others. Kudos to Weils for offering a whopping 26 weeks full pay, followed by 26 weeks at half pay. And pats on the back all round, too, for Freshfields, Linklaters, Herbert Smith and Macfarlanes, which all offer attractive packages.

The Magic Circle generally acquits itself quite well, although A&O's policy looks a little stingy in comparison to its peers. Whilst an eight week return to work bonus bumps it up, this will not be handed out until after the employee has been back for three months. During maternity leave the firm effectively offers 12 weeks at full pay before reverting to the statutory minimum.

The wooden spoon for penny-pinching goes to Howes Percival, which only offers a statutory minimum maternity package. And LG gets a special mention for miserliness, barely scraping over the minimum threshold to offer 6 weeks at full pay and the rest at statutory.

Firm	100% pay	90 % pay	75% pay	60% pay	50% pay	Statutory* minimum (SMP)	Comments
Allen & Overy	6 weeks	-	-	-	-	33 weeks	Bonus of 6 weeks' pay at start of maternity leave. Bonus of 8 weeks' pay for returning employees who stay for 3 months.
Baker & McKenzie	6 weeks	-	-	-	20 weeks	26 weeks	Bonus of 14 weeks' salary at 50% for returning employees who stay 6 months
BLP	13 weeks	-	-	-	13 weeks	13 weeks
Clifford Chance	18 weeks	-	-	-	22 weeks	-
Eversheds	-	6 weeks		-	12 weeks	21 weeks	Return to work bonus of 10% of six week period and 50% of 12 week period for those back at work after 6 months.
Freshfields	26 weeks		-		6 weeks
Herbert Smith	24 weeks	-	-	-	-	-	24 weeks' basic pay is spread over the expected length of leave for a min of 39 and a max. of 52 weeks.
Hogan Lovells	6 weeks	-		-	16 weeks	-	Bonus of 6 weeks' pay 4 months after return to work (based on the salary you are earning in that month).
Holman Fenwick Willan	-	6 weeks + 7 weeks (90% plus SMP)	-	-	-	26 weeks	Return to work bonus of 1 months' salary paid in the 3rd months' post return salary
Howes Percival	-	6 weeks	-	-	-	33 weeks
Ince & Co	10 weeks	-	4 weeks	-	4 weeks	21 weeks
King & Spalding	12 weeks	-	-	-	-	27 weeks
LG	6 weeks	-	-	-	-	33 weeks	Return to work bonus of up to 3 months' salary if partners are happy with performance.
Linklaters	26 weeks	-	-	-	-	13 weeks	Option for further 13 weeks unpaid leave
Macfarlanes	23.5 weeks	-	-	-	-	-
Slaughter and May	18 weeks	-	-	-	-	21 weeks
Taylor Wessing	6 weeks	-	-	20 weeks	-	13 weeks	Policy only for those with 2 years' service or more
Weil Gotshal	26 weeks	-	-	-	26 weeks	-
Withers	6 weeks		-		10 weeks	23 weeks

* Statutory maternity pay (the minimum an employer must pay) is 6 weeks at 90% salary followed by 33 weeks at £124.88.