Community Posts, Tips & Support on Work & Money

I’m super confused about shared parental leave . Hubby wants to do it but selfishly I’m thinking I’ll be the one majorly taking care of baby even when he’s off anyway because I work from home. So I’m curious how the pay works , if I look at it in 3 blocks and I get 6 months pull pay from work and 3 months SMP with 3...

I’ve tried indeed, zip recruiter and linked in!🤦🏽‍♀️ No success! It’s seems like it’s nearly impossible to get hired somewhere nowadays!!😤

Hi all, I am just wondering when people are planning on starting their maternity leave? and how long people are hoping to take off. I worked until 39 weeks during my last pregnancy as I took 9 months of maternity leave and wanted to use my maternity to spend time with baby. This pregnancy, I would love to take 12 m...

Hello , I’m currently 8 months I start my leave Sep 15th and doing the paperwork is so confusing. My Obgyn already put in 6-8 weeks off for work. I’m a flight attendant and I have von williebrands disease and I want to be able to bond with my baby and also deal with my post partum. Can someone please guide me my hr ...

Has anyone got their disability placard with doctor's filled application? What was the full reason, description of illness. My OB just wrote "pregnant" and it wasn't enough for DMV person. Can you give me some good formulated reasons so I can ask my OB to put that?

My maternity is running out soon and I won’t be able to go back to my job, I would like to pick up a job where I can work a couple of days as I really need the money but I don’t have any family or support and putting my boy in nursery is so expensive it wouldn’t be worth it going to work. Can anyone tell me if I wo...

Any help, what can you do from home to earn some money, stay at home, mom? I'm struggling a lot, and I can not find anything What can I actually do

I just turned 40 and I’m having so much anexity about being an older mom, about my relationship falling apart, about my parents passing away when they do, about never getting a job again? I have to quit because childcare is the cost of my paycheck and it just doesn’t make sense, I did the math. Between this and insu...

I am 35 years old My youngest son is 1 year old. I don’t plan on going back to work until he’s in school, I want to take advantage of this time and do something to be closer to him I was thinking of going back to school for Teacher Assistant maybe a Prek teacher Or other school jobs (not sure what those are lol)...

Classic Career or family conundrum… I am finishing up mat leave soon with baby 1 and putting her in full time daycare. I am blessed to have 2 companies I can go back to… BUT can’t decide. What are your thoughts??? My current role, pays 6 figures, I’ve been there for 6 years, and it’s fully remote work from home. T...

This may seem like a weird question but I’m currently a SAHM and claiming UC (my fiance works full time). My little one will be 2 soon and I was thinking of starting to work. I found a job and having interview but it’s 4h contract. We already get small amount of UC but for some reason I have a family member who beli...

Hi mommies so with my boss being back from maternity leave and hiring a new assistant manager. Everyone's hours are messed up. I'm only working 3 days a week. However, I was now cut to one day a week. Anyone know any places hiring part time or seasonal

Hi, I will be 19 weeks pregnant when we go on holiday. Do I need a 'fit to fly' certificate... Just seen it somewhere, and it's made me panic.

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If you return to work part time (having previously worked full time) how are your accrued holidays worked out? Are these paid on a part time or a full time basis? 🫤 Any help would really be appreciated 🙏🏻

Im currently a hairstylist but after I had my baby I’ve been only working twice a week. It’s the only time we can afford for me to be away from the baby. My boyfriend is a barber and he’s very good at it books are full but with me only working twice a week we’re just not making enough and need help from family. I’ve...

Midwife told me I can get my maternity certificate to ask for my maternity allowance from my CMW. Can someone explain the meaning?

What’s everyone’s plans for maternity leave before baby comes? I am starting maternity on the 12th because I had to take some AL! I like to keep busy and have something to do throughout the day! I go on daily walks, the nursery and maternity bags a pretty much packed! I feel like I’m going to have nothing to do all ...

So my bub is turning 9months tomorrow and am looking to get back to work in November. Please dont judge, am really not sure what I am looking for. So I want to send him to nursery for 2days a week but not sure where to look for. Everyone says, I can claim for free 15 or 30 hours. Firstly, where are they getting th...

By the time rent is paid etc bills I’m left with 400/500 😩 and then other things need paying birthdays Xmas coming up. Such a stressful time. I only work part time but it just fits atm with being a mum etc. UK BASED - have I missed out on some sort of benefit that can help me out or what lol I don’t know how…