Returning to work
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I wish I didn’t say i would come back early. I regret it so much. I am currently living separately from my partner so the UC i get is basically the same amount i would get if i worked
If you can get by on the UC then stay home with her. They’re only small once and if it can work for you then make it work. Who would be having her while you’re at work? Would she go to nursery?
I left my old company and found something more suited to my new lifestyle as my old company weren’t accommodating at all x
@Lottie She would be with her dad as he works nights, but i also feel bad that he will only have a few hours sleep. I just don’t know how to tell them as i agreed to go back do i just say sorry i’ve changed my mind.
I struggled returning to work and even shed a fair few tears when leaving her with family, I’ve been back almost a month now and I just love the end of shift when she is outside with family or when I go collect her as that what makes the day go faster by in my opinion xx
Gotcha. Personally I don’t think that’s sustainable for him to not have much rest between shifts plus not fair on your baby if he’s just going to be tired and potentially snappy.
Then don’t go back! Stay with your baby, it will make a massive difference for her to stay with mummy. You are allowed to change your mind. Follow your heart. They are only small once and you can get back to work later on.
I think i’ve decided that i will start of asking for reduced flexible hours and stay until after Christmas. If they say no to the hours then I will leave
Good idea 👍🏽 Legally they cannot say no to your request of flexible reduced hours. However what happens is unfortunately some companies say yes on paper but end up making employee life hard. I hope this does not happen to you. Wishing you all the best ❤️ this journey of motherhood/work/life balance is a straight forward as it seems. Always put your and baby’s health and wellness first.
I wish mine had said yes, they rejected my request and expected me in full time on site 🙃
Hi all, i posted another comment regarding this.. flexible hours was denied as its a full tome job and tomorrow i have to have a teams call to see ‘what they can do with me’ i feel it in my bones that i will be fired.. what are my rights
So this happened to me, you won’t be fired they can’t do that. They will tell you want they expect - ie. For you to return full time etc. You can appeal the rejection and see if they will reconsider it, but it’ll lie with you as to what to do.. either stay or leave. Speak to ACAS though and they’ll give you lots of advice on this. They have to be super careful around this because you could seek discrimination and/or constructive dismissal.x
So they have offered me 6K to leave, half of it untaxed. So i think i’m going to take it. Its alot of money that i could do with.
Can you afford to live off your partner’s wage? (I’m assuming you have a partner here as you’ve not said otherwise). If you can, do it. Work can wait. I feel the exact same but will be going back to work in March once my daughter is over a year old as I’ve accrued annual leave and taking the full year maternity leave (NHS worker).