NHS employer - hassle after maternity

tomtontom

blondebubbles wrote: »

I understand people saying you should consider the impact of having child before doing so but you can't ask your employer "if in a year or two if I maybe have a baby, could I go part time".

Their answer would be to ask at the time because they can't predict what the business will need so there is only so much you can plan for.

The employee must be aware that the employer may say no, so should have used the time to make contingency plans.

getmore4less

[quote=[Deleted User];64838917]Like? Not really. Babies need someone to look after them.[/QUOTE]

Better ask your employer if you can go part time.

[Deleted User]

Poppie68 wrote: »

Chidcare should of been researched for affordability and availabilty before either getting pregnant or birth. Childcare is not the employers problem and as long as they are not breaking the law they can deny any request they like.

Perhaps we should change the law Poppie? Before 20 weeks employer has to tell you whether they're going to play ball with the hours after the birth. If not, mother then can decide whether to terminate or not to avoid inconveniencing everyone.

[Deleted User]

blondebubbles wrote: »

I understand people saying you should consider the impact of having child before doing so but you can't ask your employer "if in a year or two if I maybe have a baby, could I go part time".

Their answer would be to ask at the time because they can't predict what the business will need so there is only so much you can plan for.

Perhaps every employer should be forced to have a 24 hour hotline. Then before you go upstairs if you're feeling lucky you can clear it with them first.

Takeaway_Addict

[quote=[Deleted User];64839798]Perhaps we should change the law Poppie? Before 20 weeks employer has to tell you whether they're going to play ball with the hours after the birth. If not, mother then can decide whether to terminate or not to avoid inconveniencing everyone.[/QUOTE]

20 weeks what into the pregnancy?

That is over 1 year then from that point till the end of maternity....quite a ridiculous amount of time considering lots change!

Takeaway_Addict

[quote=[Deleted User];64839810]Perhaps every employer should be forced to have a 24 hour hotline. Then before you go upstairs if you're feeling lucky you can clear it with them first.[/QUOTE]
Now you're being facetious because you didn't get the answers you were looking for....

getmore4less

Looks like the poor woman now has two children to deal with.

Poppie68

[quote=[Deleted User];64839810]Perhaps every employer should be forced to have a 24 hour hotline. Then before you go upstairs if you're feeling lucky you can clear it with them first.[/QUOTE]



Ignoring the childishness of your answer, but that won't work either as the employer wouldn't be able to answer the question with regards to reducing hours until maternity had come to an end and the employee had returned to work, as their answer would have to be based on business needs and obviously 20 months before the return to work they would have no idea of what would be happening in 20 months time.

So back to the drawing board.

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Poppie68

blondebubbles wrote: »

I understand people saying you should consider the impact of having child before doing so but you can't ask your employer "if in a year or two if I maybe have a baby, could I go part time".

Their answer would be to ask at the time because they can't predict what the business will need so there is only so much you can plan for.

I don't think anyone here is expecting any employer to be able to give an answer pre pregnancy at all....
It's nothing to do with employers, it's employees that should take into account money, childcare and working hours. if they are working fulltime and think they may want part time hours after maternity there is nothing stoppping them requesting a change of hours at the beginning of pregnancy as long as they are prepared to start them straight away.... Employees also can't expect an employer to agree to any demands just because they have had a baby...so contingency plans shoud of been in place...or maybe it's time to give up work.