Community Posts, Tips & Support on Work & Money

So, I was seeing a private obgyn for my antenatal appointments due to a high risk pregnancy. I decided to get admitted to a public hospital but did mention that I was seeing a private obgyn. I obviously wanted my obgynae to deliver my baby. I decided to eventually book in to a public hospital. Now I am told by my ob...

Hi everyone, I am looking for full-time remote work. Is anyone’s job hiring?

Does anyone ever try to scam you on here??

Hello, I'm not sure if all trust do this differently but I'm just trying to work out my annual leave For the next tax year. I work 30 hours a week when the full time hours are obviously 37.5. on the annual leave calculator it says for bank holidays for a full time member you just take them as they fall but because I...

So I don’t understand how maternity leave works at all lol! I have a policy at work where I get my 60% short term disability and then my job matches the rest. I guess I just don’t understand do I file with just my job or does the state of CA also have something I can apply for ?

How long did it take everyone to get there maternity start grant (£500) after posting the forms?

Hey, so my company is little and reasonably new. And male dominated. Which means I'm the first person to ever go on maternity leave. So there wasn't an employee handbook, let alone a maternity policy for me to refer to. I've read online pay for kit days is agreed in advance. This was never done. I worked two kit da...

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...

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...

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...