Community Posts, Tips & Support on Work & Money

I ve juts changed jobs...I was so excited an hoped I will be happier...I work at school but people are so mean!so unwelcoming! Clicks, gossiping! Sick of it...is it because there's too many women? Or is it because I m the onky foreigner? I hate it..I hate how it makes me feel....

I had a few questions regarding starting a home business with baking/homemade goods. Does anyone do this that would be able to help answer my questions?

I’m a single mom to a 3 year old non-verbal autistic boy . I lost my job and I been thinking doing work from home due his therapy and appointments. Are there any websites I can find work from home jobs?

Hello , i am a mom of 3 from Canada. I am planning to move to Australia soon. I need help understanding the job market. Is there any profession that i can focus on where i can work from home. I still have time any suggestion on jobs, trainings, softwares that can be beneficial. Feel free to school me i ahave zero kn...

In the process of registering my business, would anyone recommend using Tide? Has anyone also used a virtual address as I don’t want to register to my home address?

I don't suppose anyone could give me some guidance on UC on Maternity. I already know I'm entitled to some support as I'm renting and I know how much I'm entitled too. I just don't know when to apply. I've just received my last full pay pay packet. I'll move to half pay now. Then to statutory. Do I wait ...

I’m a nursery practitioner, school hours and term time so hours are great. I’m working 5 days a week where as at my previous setting I was working 3 days a week so that’s taking a bit of an adjustment. I feel like I’m not enjoying my job like I used to and it’s getting me down. I want to look at going into somethi...

Has anyone tried both and have an opinion on which is better? Obviously you get paid more full-time but is it worth losing 20% of your income (that you can only just about get by without) in order to spend an extra day with LO? Also in my case, losing 20% of my income would mean not being able to save for a second b...

Does anyone in BC know how I can access my medical records? Specifically wanting to know about my last birth, I had complications and want to know what the report says. What they say happened what I was given everything. On health gateway it only shows the date I was at the hospital but no information at all

Anyone who has applied for maternity allowance already, did you get confirmation before the "last day of work" or before you were due your first maternity payment? I finish work 31st March, but asked for first payment to be the end of April.

What does your partner do for work to allow you stay home with your baby? Does anyone WFH too? How long do you plan on being a SAHM? I would love to stay at home with my baby but I feel bad for the financial burden it’ll have on my husband. He pretty much takes cares of all the bills now but I do work to be able t...

I was wondering if I can apply tomorrow for state disability since today is my official day to start. And my last day of work was yesterday. I’m 30 weeks and have GD and just can’t do it at work anymore so my doctor pulled me out.

Hey mommas! Any NHS workers still waiting for their maternity leave breakdown?? Currently just shy of 37 weeks pregnant, due 18/04 and still not had any maternity pay breakdown from my payroll department. I’ve been emailing and calling since end of Feb and still not had any response. Beginning to think baby may arr...

Baffled!! My partner works full time and I'm currently looking for a new job as didn't return to my previous job from mat leave. I really know I need to put my LG in nursery for development and me to work for sanity. I'm so confused by the funding. The gov website states must work 16 hours to get 15hours funded or e...

Anyone else struggling with unemployment state benefits etc? I don’t qualify for Edd because I can’t look for a job due to no childcare. State benefits said that “borrowing” money from family to pay bills is considered an income even if you have to pay it back. How is anyone suppose to survive around here when ppl t...

Really need some advice, long story short had a lot of time off work due to HG sickness and been told this morning by my manager I’ve been refused SMP but my maternity was meant to start this Monday I’m due my baby in 3 weeks. I’ve applied for maternity allowance this morning, anyone else been in this situation I am...

I’m working for a company who currently offer no enhanced/contractual maternity pay. I’m going on mat leave on 9th June, and on 1st July my company are implementing a new mat leave policy which includes full pay for 6 months. Any idea if I’m entitled to receive this from 1st July, or if I’m stuck? Currently going to...

My mum has been sending me £300 a month since the start of the year for groceries (I’m really struggling as i have debts to pay off). I mentioned this to my friend and she told me I need to declare this and UC will then deduct it from what I get from them. I’ve googled and it doesn’t seem that is true. Does anybo...

Hi all. I’m currently pregnant with my second baby after four years 😱 and looking for hospitals (or doctors) that have been known to be great for cesarean surgeries. I was with Modern Ob/Gyn with my first and until recently, but now that I’m uninsured and likely having to go through Medicaid, my options have…

I will be starting my mat leave 21/04 so in the new tax year. Does anyone know if we will be able to not get taxed on our SMP/if we can request this? I did try ask my work the other month but they just said we don’t know your tax code yet… my pay isn’t changing salary wise & my work are pretty useless with pay in ge...