Hi,
my fixed term contract ends in 4 weeks, when I will be 24 weeks pregnant. I am going on holiday for 2 weeks then friends are staying so I need 3 weeks off work.
My work have offered an extension of contract (doing a similar job with a different employer.) and would take me up until 4 weeks before the due date.
I had always planned to obtain maternity allowance due to the nature of my contract, and this change of contract will not affect my maternity allowance.
My problem is this - it looks like the new contract will not happen due to probs in the company. so do i?
a) stop work at 24 weeks, and collect maternity allowance from the earliest point possible (this will mean a couple of weeks with no income), so I will have mat allowance until baby is 6 months.
b) stop work at 24 weeks, go on holiday then try to temp in a new place for 8 weeks taking me up to 35/36 weeks and claim mat allowance from then until baby is 8 months.
My partner is happy for me to do either, but I am a bit concerned about starting somewhere new due to the stress plus getting big. BUT... I do like the idea of the money, plus it gives me more time with the baby and I'm concerned that I will go mad with boredom being off work for almost 4 months before the baby is due.
Sorry its so long!
my fixed term contract ends in 4 weeks, when I will be 24 weeks pregnant. I am going on holiday for 2 weeks then friends are staying so I need 3 weeks off work.
My work have offered an extension of contract (doing a similar job with a different employer.) and would take me up until 4 weeks before the due date.
I had always planned to obtain maternity allowance due to the nature of my contract, and this change of contract will not affect my maternity allowance.
My problem is this - it looks like the new contract will not happen due to probs in the company. so do i?
a) stop work at 24 weeks, and collect maternity allowance from the earliest point possible (this will mean a couple of weeks with no income), so I will have mat allowance until baby is 6 months.
b) stop work at 24 weeks, go on holiday then try to temp in a new place for 8 weeks taking me up to 35/36 weeks and claim mat allowance from then until baby is 8 months.
My partner is happy for me to do either, but I am a bit concerned about starting somewhere new due to the stress plus getting big. BUT... I do like the idea of the money, plus it gives me more time with the baby and I'm concerned that I will go mad with boredom being off work for almost 4 months before the baby is due.
Sorry its so long!
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