Paternity Leave for operation recovery?

Savvy_Sue

Stardoman's description of what she does is exactly the kind of thing I was thinking of - couldn't think how to access it other than through a HV!

Fairy_Michelle

Thanks everyone it has been sorted they are letting him take two weeks of next years annual leave. Yes the older children will help but they are both at school all day. and it is the afternoons when DD is not in nursery that was the problem. He now has 4 weeks off with a bit of juggling and will be paid for three of them. Hopefully by then I will be able to get around even though I will not be able to do anything heavy. As soon as I can comfortably sit up again I will be back on here.
Michelle

hjb123

Thats something then if they are letting him take two weeks off next years annual leave - when does his holiday year run from? Is it January to January?

Hope you are up and running again soon!

Fairy_Michelle

Sorry should have said before Hubby is a nurse so his hours are variable. They have now suggested that he can go on 'flexitime' after the four weeks that will be a laugh flexitime when he normally works a sixty hour week.

Fairy_Michelle

hjb123 wrote:

Thats something then if they are letting him take two weeks off next years annual leave - when does his holiday year run from? Is it January to January?

Hope you are up and running again soon!

No it is April to April but I think that he might of threatened to resign today if they did not let him have time off. He is the one who normally covers everyone elses sick leave and holidays.

Fairy_Michelle

stardoman wrote:

I'm a registered childminder and I'm on a Sure Start list of childminders to provide short term care. If a parent needs childcare for the short term (the max is supposed to be 6 weeks, but it can be extended), then The Early Years team links the parent with a childminder with spaces and Sure Start pay the childminder directly. This service is supposed to be for situations like yours, where foster care and the full weight of social services is not needed, but some extra care is needed for the short term. If you live in a Sure Start area it might be worth contacting Sure Start to see if they have a similar scheme.

Also, try contacting the Early Years Team for your area, as they may have a similar scheme even if you're not in a Sure Start area. The Early Years Team interviewed me for this scheme, so they are obviously involved in the implementation of it.

Hope you manage to sort something out.

Mandy.

I used to work for an agency linked to Sure Start so I might give it a go.
Michelle

SpanielsGalore

Does hubby work for the NHS ? If so get him to speak to the Human Resources dept. My hospital gives us a paid week of extra time off as carers leave (a year) for situations like yours.
Good luck.

Vanessa

Spendless

I'm guessing your child is in a state nursery. Do you have a private one nearby that she could do afternoon sessions at if your hubby or someone else could pick up and drop off from the 2 places. If hubby works for nhs he might be able to use childcare vouchers to reduce the cost, if you aren't able to use the suggestion stardoman gave.

Savvy_Sue

Best of luck Fairy Michelle. One tip: do you have any cordless phones in the house? I had one next to the bed and used to make sure one of my sons had one of the others to hand. Then I could 'page' them for cups of tea etc ...

Hope you've got lots of help coming in as well as DH, that can be a huge bonus! We had meals cooked and delivered while I was in hospital, not that they couldn't have fended for themselves but it meant DH could concentrate on visiting me and I didn't have to worry about what they were all eating.

Fairy_Michelle

SpanielsGalore wrote:

Does hubby work for the NHS ? If so get him to speak to the Human Resources dept. My hospital gives us a paid week of extra time off as carers leave (a year) for situations like yours.
Good luck.

Vanessa

No he works for a nursing home.