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I am on medical leave until I give birth. I just got approved for my medical leave. Is this saying I only am going to get paid 16 hours per week? I am currently on hold with ESD, but I am hoping someone might have some idea. I am STRESSING.

Hmrc have stopped my free childcare because they have decided I do not make enough. My partner makes more than me and is 100% makes more the £184 a week required . Will I be able to apply with his details to get the free childcare? Or is the requirements based of two parents wages? If that makes sense?

Anyone else worried and sickened about the news that has come out today about the lack of maternity care? Only a few months until I give birth and it's got me worried and looking at alternative hospitals to give birth at..

How long did you get feedback from your HR after submitting your MATB1 form, or how many days before you booked your maternity leave. Please I need your help, first time working since I came to uk 🇬🇧 so I am not familiar with it.

Hi guys , I’m currently 34 weeks pregnant and working with a agency in the council. They have said that they won’t be able to pay me for maternity leave and I will have to contact my job centre. But I do not know how I go about this and if it’s too late to do so? Please if you have any advice or help comment below.

Hi all. I’m on maternity leave and was lucky enough to get an enhanced package which is 6 months full pay before going down to stat after that. My partner and have been discussing whether I can realistically return to work and I know that if I don’t, I’ll have to pay this money all back to my employer. Does anyone...

Any of you go on short term disability before maternity leave? How can my doctor give me a letter for it?

Right so I have 2 jobs I’ve been on maternity leave for nearly 4 months now , only 1 job are paying me maternity pay through the government, I was wondering if anyone knows if I can go back to the 1 job that isn’t paying me maternity or would the other job stop paying maternity ?

I’m working full time and will be going on maternity leave in January. I will receive full pay for 6 months and then 3 months of statutory. Will I get this from work or do I need to apply for this through the government? I’m not sure how it works

Hi all, wondering if anyone can help or share some advice. I found out that I was being made redundant when my baby was 4 weeks old and was given a final consultation date. I was also issued a payment estimate, this was based on my average earnings 12 weeks prior to the notice being issued however I attended my fina...

Looking for other boss ass mommies like myself. I’m a WFM, SAHM. Let’s be friends 😌

Hello, this may be a silly question however I really do not know the answer. If I change to part time at work for the last three weeks before maternity leave will this affect SMP? I'll be 34 weeks Sunday. Thanks in advance 💫

Hi mamas, I’m supposed to be returning to work from mat leave in November. I don’t have family or support in the country and I’m also a single mom so ideally I would like to be a SAHM and work from home! I’ve never worked from home before. Can anyone recommend jobs that are looking for vacancies right now? Ideally w...

Anyone knows the rights on being able to carry accrued holidays into next year whilst you've been on maternity leave? This is specifically regarding the accrued bank holidays as my employers policy does not allow to carry over holidays in general. But wonder if rights are different for being on maternity leave? Also...

Hey mamas, I’m posting just in case the mom I care for has this app. I really need to find a remote job! I babysit for extra cash but I literally cannot anymore. The kid I babysit does not get disciplined at all. They hit my baby with a chair and I can’t do anything about it so I when I told her mom she just ques...

For more context, I would be driving and not flying. And its a city within my state, but if I were to go into labor there I would have to give birth in a hospital there as I wouldn't be able to travel to my hospital of choice.

Does anyone have life insurance on their bd? What company is it with and how much are you paying?

Does anyone know of any remote jobs who provide the equipment please I really need help

I’m 17 weeks and work a part time job without any benefits. I applied for Texas Medicare back in July and was denied for some odd reason. The reason they gave me didn’t make any sense because I didn’t even have a job at the time and my boyfriend and father were helping me pay my bills. My boyfriend attempted to put ...

Do we go up a pay scale even if we've been on maternity leave for a year?