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I think this is wishful thinking but…. Whilst I was on mat leave my company only offered statutory maternity pay. They have now announced that they will be offering an enhanced leave…90% pay for 6months. This is great!! but I can’t help feeling annoyed about the money we lost out on. My mat leave ended in Novembe...

Has anyone withdrew their 401k out early? Can’t work from home and don’t have someone to watch her or the money for day care. Thinking of withdrawing my 401k to pay off some stuff until bf graduates from the academy in may…..I am freaking out.

i really would like to access my notes does anyone know how i can go about this?

So I’m due in 2 weeks with my first child and I’m due to have a consultant led birth however nobody spoke to me about this I’ve not met with a consultant I’m high risk due to multiple chronic health conditions and my son was weighing 7pound 10 at my last growth scan, I don’t really feel supported or like there is an...

• Does this need to be a week block? • Can I use this time to go holiday with my son in April? I don’t have much leave and thought to take my annual leave for a week as unpaid parental leave. Not sure if this is allowed? But also happy to make an excuse for work, to take the unpaid week to go abroad with my 2 yea...

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I’m on maternity leave and struggling to make ends meet financially - how the government can expect women to live off £600 a month is beyond me but here we are! Does anyone have any suggestions for jobs I can do from home to top up my income? No MLM schemes please… I can’t claim UC due to my partners income unfort...

Can any stay at home mums share what their entitlements are or does it all depend on your partners income? I want to quit my job but don’t know if I’d get any financial help

I really need some advice. I have a 7 month old baby and I’ve been looking for a job since before he was born. I am against getting a babysitter and daycare so i’m looking for an at home job or a nanny job. ive posted on all platforms and reached out to basically everyone i know. i’ve applied to countless work from ...

Help! So I thought I’d received this months ago and happily photocopied the Maternity Exemption certificate and sent that off to my work payroll with my maternity pay application a few weeks before Christmas. They have only just told me that that’s the wrong form. I feel really stupid as how did I not notice? I know...

Thinking to do part-time when I am back. Is the pay going to be half? Anyone does that and could tell me how does it work?

I have had to apply for MA as I am not entitled SMP from my employer. I only found out about this on Monday and posted the form off on Tuesday. They say it takes 20 days to process however I am due to go on Maternity Leave in 3 weeks time. Has anyone else applied for this recently? Did it take the 20 days, or longer...

recently found out i’m pregnant with my second however i’m now on a bank zero hour contract so i can pick and choose my hours around my toddler i’m freaking out that i won’t be entitled to smp i earn around 1800 a month can anyone advise me please

Hey guys, It’s been such a struggle trying to find a WFH job especially with my little one who is almost 1. My husband is the bread winner but I want my own money & that’s not to sound ungrateful but I just need extra $$ if you get what I’m saying. Do you guys know any companies hiring and urgently? I’m in desperat...

Hi all, I’ve just been told I’m at risk of redundancy, which is very conveniently timed. Anyone here who’s been through similar, could you share good places to reach out to for free legal advice? I need to respond with something compelling to get my package increased, because as it stands, I’ll be financially vulner...

Just curious when everyone else typically tells their job. I’m very early in pregnancy so I don’t plan on doing it soon, I’m thinking after 12 weeks but uncertain. I also feel awkward about bringing it up 😂 like “hey, just letting you know I’m pregnant”??? Or how do you go about it Lmao. Skip management and go to…

Hey ladies, I'm a remote worker that was totally admin/off the phone based. During my maternity leave my whole team changed and the role itself meaning I now have to be on the phone alot on inbound calls. Before entering maternity leave, my ducks were in a row and I had it planned that my daughter would be home wit...

Does anyone have any suggestions for ways to earn money and stay home with your babies? Mine is only 3 months old but just wanted to get an idea, not ready to put him in childcare yet so if I can earn enough to stay home with him that is my plan!

Looking to find out what work from home opportunities there are, who is here doing such and what are you doing, what's income like, any other details and help appreciated I have ran several businesses in the past, I'm looking to start another sometime soon but curious what is out there

Hey April mammas - I’m due 5th April🩵 has anyone wrote their birth plan or started to think about a birth plan? Just wondering when to start and what I should include…