need some help please!!

[prettypenguin]

So, me and my oh already have our baby boy Charlie who is 7 months, annnnd on friday I found out to my absolute shock that I am pregnant again!!

I am just reading up on money for when the baby is born- last year I worked at a theme park and was on a temp year contract, and my maternity leave ends at the beginning of June...I was on Maternity Allowance and not smp as I started working there after I fell pregnant..I was due to go back there but after I left to go on mat leave they took me off the payroll and I assume they would renew my contract when I came back, as they keep asking my friends from work if/when I'm back.

However I didn't and still don't plan on going back there as because of my position there it was 6 days a week 8-6 and I wouldn't see my little man, plus I hate the place anyway... so was looking for a part time evening job whilst oh watched charlie to keep me going until whenever my due date is to qualify for ma again.

Reading up on the eligibility conditions it mentions about the working period and says it includes if I was on statutory maternity leave as working...does this count for me even if they took me off the payroll and stuff? Not meaning to be lazy or anything but I wanna take it a bit easier this time round, was working myself into the ground last year and made myself unwell, also I wanna spend time with Charlie and he still is a nightmare in the nighttime, so I don't fancy working all evening and then having to sort him out all night and morning (oh 'doesn't hear him')


hope someone can help, I'm quite confused
thanks in advance x

 

[littlemiss83]

Hey chick

I dont really understand what you wana know?! (sorry dont mean to sound cheeky) are you wanting to find another temp job & get mat leave?? I'm not sure how it works but I know when I was on maternity leave from my work i was classed as still working full time, even when I wasn't. You might have to check the contract for the individual jobs, as im not sure if every temp job has to offer mat leave?? Not sure if that makes sense.

Hope you find a way around it. Its not easy working all the time with an LO, luckily my job is during day time, start at 9 finish at 3ish so I can come home sort out LO, bit of time for myself then out again next day, its hard but the money is worth it.

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[prettypenguin]

I'm just wondering how much I will have to work, as I haven't got anyone to watch charlie except oh who works in the day...I could be up to 3. Months pg, won't find out til I sort a dating scan, so just need to work out if the maternity leave still counts as working then I dont have to cram in as many hours in iykwim? But I'm not sure if my maternity leave would count as they took me off the payroll, (i was paid ma not smp) as maybe it just looks like I've left work and I won't be eligible so will uave to work loads of nights ....hope that makes more sense...I'm rambling now haha x

 

[littlemiss83]

I've never heard of maternity allowance, ive only ever been on maternity pay (full wages for 6 months) and SMP. I know that SMP is paid by the DSS, therefore, wouldn't be coming from my employer, is it maybe the same for MA? If DSS pays it you wont be on the payroll?? Is it possible you could contact your old work & ask if you could go back for a cpl of weeks, then leave b4 baby born, and after get SMP??

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[prettypenguin]

Not really, as its mon-sat 8-630...ill find something though x