advice needed. i want a baby but I have a temporary job

jamminjamaica

Hi there

just thought i would ask if anyone knows where I stand I have been working on temporary full time jobs now for the past 18 months. My husband and I would like to start a family. I am 30 in January and have no children.

We have been holding off becuase i wanted to get a permanent job where I would be entitled to maternity leave.

anyone got any advice?

what kind of benefits are you entitled to? My husband is in a permanent full time job.

jellyhead

hi. read about maternity allowance. it's 90% of your average wage for the 13 highest paid weeks in the 'test period' up to max £106 per week. you get it for 26 weeks from the benefits agency if you can't get SMP. you have to have earned at least £30 per week for 26 weeks out of the 66 weeks before baby is due. i am currently getting £77 per week, i had never heard of MA until spendless on this site told me about it. thanks again spendless :-)

MA is mentioned in the leaflet babies and children, i think it's called BC1.

starlite_2

If you have been working for the same agency all that time, you should be entitled to maternity pay from them, if not you will certainly get maternity allowance.