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Holiday pay after maternity leave if not returning to work
I will be handing in my notice next week after 11 months maternity leave. I used all last years holiday (runs Jan to Jan) but have accrued holiday for this year. I believe I am legally entitled to be paid for this holiday but can my employer get out of paying it to me?
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Re: Child Care Vouchers - No Clue?!!
Hi There, I have read the thread on childcare vouchers and been given a new job with an employer that provides them. I do however not understand how they work, how much I loose or anything at all...The whole thing baffles me!!! My nursery bill will be £250 pm as I intend working nights. I was hoping to put all of it…
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Amazon and 'Wheres Wally'
My grandson(lives abroad) has dyslexia and my daughter was advised to get a 'Where's Wally' books to train his eye movements. I want to send him one by Amazon but a lot of the customer reviews say the books advertised are smaller than expected or pocket sized so their child could not see pictures easily. They do not give…
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Earliest Pregnancy Test
Can anyone tell me if the earliest pregnancy test is the 5 days before your period is due? Is there any better on the market maybe? Thank you x
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Advice - how to negotiate a good climbling frame deal
I am a student and looking to buy a climbing frame for my kids to have in the garden over summer. I have seen on various websites various climbling frames from metal to wooden. Wooden ones more expensive suppose abit more sturdy. i have seen a particular climbling frame which i am quite keen on, expensive too but i am sure…
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Looking for advice re ex turning up
Hi I will try to keep this short, I have a son (T) who turns 8 soon and since he was born his "dad" floated in and out of his life for the first few years, I tried my best at that time to maintain regular contact between them, driving T to see him and collecting him again, swapping shifts at work to accommodate him but it…
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ex turned up to see the kids
Backstory- Ex and I split up last year after he assaulted our 3 year old son. He saw the kids via social services in a contact centre for 2 hours per week for 4 weeks in Aug 2014 and was then told he had to make arrangements to see them in a contact centre at his own cost. He began sending me horrible text/ voice-mails and…
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Ex wants to change childcare arrangements
My ex and I have a nearly 3 year old boy G. We share childcare and since he went to nursery 2 years ago, it has worked quite well. He goes to each Nana's on a Monday, his Dad has Tuesday off so he has him and overnight, he then goes to nursery on Wednesday and Thursday, and I have the day off on Friday. So currently he is…
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not yet pregnant but offer of lovely baby things
Hi we're not yet pregnant (trying to save a small pot of money) but my sister in law has just offered our nephew's old cot etc which is really good quality and lovely. They have no room for storage but we have a big attic it could go away to- is it crazy/unlucky to accept it? ?
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Insecurity
Hey! I've just returned from backpacking around the world for the last 12 months. Since I have been travelling I think my self confidence has improved massively but not when it comes to guys. I find it hard to attract guys because I give off vibes that I'm not interested because I'm shy. When I have managed to attract a…
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making sure we are secure!
Hi all I haven't posted for a while. I'm asking for advice with regards to a recent split with my boyfriend after 8 years. We have a mortgage and 3 boys and we are settled here. Me and my partner have been trying to sort things out but a reconciliation is looking unlikely, I basically want to know where I stand with…
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Free Angelcare Nappy Bin @ Argos (voucher)
The angelcare nappy bin is currently Half Price (£7.49) at Argos. http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3761913.htm However, on the Angelcare website, there is a voucher to get £7.50 off, which makes the bin free! I just picked mine up :) Here's the voucher…
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Growth scan 34+2
We had a scan done at 34 weeks and two days the FL was 62.0mm the HC was 331.0mm and the AC was 308.9mm the HC is about 38 weeks and the Femur length seems small from others I have read about at this time of pregnancy. Anyone have any similar measurements or information please?
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GBS concerns
Has anyone had GBS before pregnancy. My partner is due in 5 weeks and just been told she has this. I am a worrier at the best of times but just wondered if any advice.
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Frugal school holiday activities
Hi I know we.ve only just had Easter but as we really need to get debt busting, I'd like to plan the summer holiday activities now. Does anyone have any ideas of things to organise/buy now that would entertain a 5 year old as well as a 2 year old? I was thinking of having bags by the door for impromptu days out such as…
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Help with Dr Brown's bottles
Good evening Moms, hope you don't mind me invading but this board seems more like the advice i need than on the Dad's page... Mrs WBA and I had our first son 3 weeks ago saturday, and all is well apart from him having terrible wind/colic. We have took delivery today of a pack of Dr Brown's bottles, but the instructions are…
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Cot mattresses
As a grandmother to (almost) five children, I often have them at my house during the day or even overnight. I am currently looking to buy a cot bed so that they can sleep when they need to. I have a cot bed mattress with a removable cover and thought maybe I could use this to save a bit of money. It was my almost four year…
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Stockpiling for new arrival
Hi all, Just wondered if any of you could jog my memory as it'll have been 8 years since my dd was born. We're due our second beginning of June and so I'm looking to stockpile stuff in order to help financially and otherwise after munchkin makes an appearance. We have enough nappies and wipes (in various sizes) stocked up…
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Bathroom Tidy
Can anyone recommend an electric toothbrush head holder? I need something that will store the heads and I cant find anything! I charge my electric toothbrush - but my husband and kids don’t charge theirs - so they take the head off mine, put theirs on and use mine - so there are electric toothbrush heads scattered all over…
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Love my new 9kg Washing Machine
What a saddo, I am well chuffed with my new Beko washing machine. It is a 9kg load. It's amazing, I got 3 lots of bed stuff in it in one hit. I swear by Beko, they just keep going and going. An ordinary daily washload only takes half an hour. It's also quiet on the spin and does a 15 minute wash which is amazing. I will…
