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Paid Parental leave

In order to receive government paid parental leave, you need to work 12 months continuous service. If the company you work for goes into liquidation, does this 12 month service still apply? I’ll need to get another job and I’ll have to wait 5 months before doing an ivf embryo transfer. I’m turning 37 soon so time is...

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Looking for new job or remote job.

My current job pays $30/hr so I’m hoping to find a new job around $25-30hr. Please message me if you know of any job openings or companies that are paying that much? My job is very physical and idk if this post partum body can handle that specific job. I have 2 years office experience and some customer service exper...

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Decent paying job or remote?

Hey does anyone know of any remote jobs or decent paying jobs around Whittier and surrounding areas? Long story short my FMLA got exhausted during pregnancy so I’m going to have to go to work soon and my baby girl is currently 4 weeks olds. My job pays $30/hr so I’m hoping to find something that pays around that. My...

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WFH

I desperately need a job from home if anyone knows anywhere that’s hiring My son need to get out of here he is only 1 months old and his father is verbally abusive and I was depending on him for awhile and now he is telling me and his 1 months old son to get out and I really wish I could If anyone can help and hav...

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Work pay

If you earnt £1300 after tax from work for 3 days a week (two in office and one at home) plus child benefit and you can get by would you do it? Or earn an extra £400 by doing 5 days but then would have to put little one in nursery 1 or 2 days a week .. I would still be making more money after paying for nursery

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RANT AS I’M PISSED

I have a high risk pregnancy with health problems and had a lot of complications so far. I’ve had to go into the labor and delivery and emergency room multiple times now where I now get treated like crap . I called my OB office a little while ago asking if they could squeeze me in to do a cervical check as the emerg...

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Working out part time hours

Does anyome know of any website where I can accurately work out what my part time pay would be?

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Sure start maternity grant…

So just a question, I’m looking at the eligibility of receiving the sure start maternity grant, this is my first child, I’m currently 32 weeks. I’m about to go on maternity leave and know I will struggle with money due to also moving house and other expenses. So I was told to have a look if I could get this grant. M...

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Changing career to coding/data analyst/Web developer

Hello all!!! I am currently 21 weeks pregnant living in London and working as an Assistant General Manager in the hospitality industry. I will be going on maternity from August and I am thinking of changing career, since I don't think that I would be able to manage my current job with having a baby. I would like a m...

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Maternity leave (America 🙄)

Anyone know how much time you’re gonna get with baby before heading back to work? How are you coping with the idea of that time? If you’re a working mom in the US I already know 9 times out of 10 it’s not enough. I’m hoping to have atleast 9 weeks paid. 6 for vaginal delivery and an additional 3 my job will pay for ...

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Working in nursery with LG

I'm going back to work next week, only part time but I am still so anxious about the whole thing. The upside is I'll be working at the same nursery my little one attends. I have mixed feelings about this, I am so glad she'll be so close at all times but I'm worried about when I'm working in the baby room with her (w...

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PIP / ESA benefit advice.

Hey mamas! I currently receive the above as I suffer with a couple of health conditions and was wondering if anybody knows if I need to contact DWP to make them aware of my pregnancy? Also wondering if I am I entitled to any extra help now that I’m expecting a baby / once the baby arrives? My partner works full time...

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help

does anyone know any programs that help with the deposit and maybe moving fee I am trying to move in this weekend but I am break and It will take me like 2 months to save the deposit but that won't work cuz after today me and my kids will be homeless. I am hoping someone know of a program

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Mandatory 2 weeks of annual leave

I work in the marketing team for a financial services firm in London. It’s mandatory to take 2 weeks off, but some staff have been exempt such as a PA or facilities manager etc… I have asked to be exempt as those 10 days, equivalent to 10 weeks of Mondays I can look after my 20m. I take Mondays annual leave Tuesday...

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Why would I be referred to obstetrics for?

This is my second pregnancy, was no complications with my first. I wasn't told I was going to be referred? Is it because I had a emergency section? I've had a few miscarriages? I have a potential autoimmune disease (which is still waiting for actual testing)? I'm so confused

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Does this mean I’m getting the £500 payment???

Sure maternity grant

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