Community Posts, Tips & Support on Work & Money

I went back to work off maternity leave last Monday and have managed to use all of my accrued annual leave from when I was off to book one day a week off from the middle of September 2024 to August 2025. This basically means I’ve gone down to 4 days a week but still on a full wage. I found out a few weeks ago that...

Do I have any? My employer apparently only pays you for the hours work and not the whole day. Is that allowed? I’m not paid hourly I have an annual salary so it seems a bit weird. Also, I think they dismiss you so how is that my fault? If they tell me to go home early then why am I losing out on pay?

Is it better to leave it as the standard way they pay you or does it work out better to ask for your maternity leave to be evenly spread out? Which way works out better? Is it better tax wise if it’s spread out over the year?

What month did you start to struggle with your maternity pay? NHS have messed mine up, no surprise!

Found out I was pregnant on 8/9. Went to doctors on the 20/9 and paid for 2 x prescription which was £19.80. I told my doctor’s pharmacy that I was pregnant but didn’t have my mat exemption cert yet. They said to keep hold of the card receipt for the payment and once I get the mat cert can claim it back as long as t...

Has anyone applied for this after baby was born? I'm only getting around to applying now and my baby is 5.5 months old. The form says part of it needs filled out by a doctor or midwife, but I don't have a midwife anymore and never get through to my GP. Has anyone Applied after baby was born and what did you do?

After waiting 12 years for my miracle baby I am so not ok with her going to nursery in Jan and being away from her for 8-9 hours a day. Is anyone else struggling with this? Work rejected my flexible working request so I am now having to work 3 full days and 2 half days so basically a full week almost. I really d...

Did anyone on mat leave get their 5.5% this month

Anyone know how much you have to make to still be able to get calworks? We are a family of 4. My husband is the only one working because I don’t have a work permit (I wasn’t born here) and we have 2 kids. He has been very depressed lately because bills are high and he is barely able to keep up and I’m wondering if w...

just bored and curious. I am a stay at home mom and college student 😄

Hey y’all I need ideas on how to start up my onlyfan account without my husband knowing. I just want to make some cash without him knowing I have money. I didn’t only fans in the past and it just caused issues cause I was trying to make it my form of work and he didn’t want me talking to any of the guys didn’t want ...

I’m back to work in a couple weeks and I feel devastated 😢 I know it sounds dramatic but I can’t get over the anxiety I feel every day at the moment knowing I won’t get to spend every day with my little boy and I just burst into tears as soon as I have to think about anything to do with work and getting prepped for…

Will they accept a photocopy of the mat b1 form?

I’ve decided to be a sahm until next year, my partner works full time and we get a little help from UC, do I need to update UC that I’m not returning to work because my maternity has ended? My maternity ended in June and I haven’t been receiving anything from work obviously so do I need to put a change of circumst...

At 34 weeks she asked me to fill out my birth preferences so we could go through them at my next appointment but I’ve just left my 36w appointment and nothing was mentioned?

Hi has anyone travelled with virgin atlantic past 28weeks pregnant? The policy states a fitness to fly from a doctor but my midwife is happy to sign the form, but she said maybe check with the airline before hand to just confirm. I have contacted them but been waiting ages for a reply. Just seeing if anyone else ha...

I work for the NHS and was meant to be doing a KIT day remotely however I’d been having some difficulties getting logged in so called IT to be told because my email address was inactive for 90 days my email account has been permanently deleted. So I’ve lost 3 years worth of emails and anything saved behind the login...

Hey, hey! Just a single mama here trying to survive in this economy. Does anyone have any recommendations on full time work from home/ remote jobs? Preferably something I can do with my daughter at home. She is pretty quiet and independent but I’m trying to cut out the huge cost of daycare. TIA!

Hello ladies! I need help finding a remote job. I have four kids: 12, 3, and two 2 month old boys. My husband is working but it is not enough. We honestly can’t get by. We are already using the help we can get from welfare but it is just not enough. I need to get a job. Can anyone on here help me out with finding on...

Just curious to know how long you ladies are going on maternity for and when?