not sure what to do?

babss

Hi all looking for some advice. 
My Daughter (28) has been offered a job in a bank, (south of Ireland she lives in the north) and will start on the 13th of Dec, this is a complete career change for her and she's really looking forward to it, she will be on a 6 month  probation period with training and its a 2 year contract. The only thing is she has just discovered that she is pregnant, she doesn't want to loose the job.
Should she inform them before she starts or wait till she starts and then inform them? 
I'd appreciate any advice on this
thanks in advance
Londonlass

Brie

wait until she starts - of course no one should revoke the job offer but some people are, well, let's just say odd, so why risk it.    

Assuming the law is the same/similar to the UK this would be a courtesy to her manager so that there's no issues when she starts needing time for medical appointments.

Savvy_Sue

There's an argument to be made for waiting as long as she can, unless she is high risk. 

Again, assuming the law is similar (and as an EU country it should be), they'll have to do a risk assessment as soon as she tells them. But if she's not aware of any particular risks, that may not have much value.
 

74jax

Personally I wouldn't tell anyone until 12 weeks, is she at that stage (I know you said she just found out?) 

With it being a 2 year contract, does she know how much maternity leave she would like (or can afford?). I'm wondering if the maternity pay will be enough for her if it is altered by being on a temp contract rather than permanent? She can look at the policies when she starts and before she informs them (if under 12 weeks now) and so has a clear picture of what the company offers straightaway. 

Jillanddy

Please,  please don't take advice from here! I'm not even going to try.  Because, contrary to thoughts here,  maternity rules and benefits across the EU are massively different, I'm not up to date with them but I know that the Republic had some of the worst not that many years ago,  and I'm not even going to guess what Brexit might have done to that,  if anything. You have some great advice services that deal with this stuff every day. Ask them. 

And I'm not even starting with the fact that employment law in NI is not exactly the same as that of the English and Welsh,  and Scotland varies again.  Similar is not the same.  Don't take risks with advice that may be very wrong. 

MalMonroe

Hi, I'm not sure if you mean your daughter lives in Northern Ireland (that is, in the UK) or in the Northern region of southern Ireland (not in the UK and still in the EU).

But whichever it is, employment and employment laws are TOTALLY different to those in the UK. NI is not the same either, even though it's in the UK. I note your sign off is 'Londonlass' and if you are from London, you will know these things.

I'm in full agreement with Jillanddy, please don't take advice from us. We all mean well and want to help but it isn't always possible. 

For example, Citizens Advice is called Citizens Information in Ireland. Your daughter could try asking them. Or any other agency that's actually in Ireland.

One last thing - congratulations! to you all