3 months maternity leave-YES!!!

[luvofamom]

I just read my employee handbook and I just read we get 12 weeks. I'm exicted but 6 weeks is just too early, I swear!!

 

[jenb]

i get 24 weeks full pay and 16 weeks 3/4 pay working for the NHS plus ill have around 25 days left from my leave to take before maternity leave starts so ill have around 10 months off

 

[RaspberryK]

I'll not be going back before a year, it's too soon xx

 

[sg0720]

Very nice

 

[lauragrace08]

I'm so torn on what I'll do for this. We can actually take up to 6 months at my place of work, but it's all unpaid, and most people I know of don't take much more than 2.5 or 3. I have about 5 weeks of sick leave saved up so I would have that much paid, if I drained out all my sick leave.

I so wish we had better maternity leave in the US! I am grateful though that my employer at least offers up to 6 months that you can keep your job, even if unpaid.

 

[jenb]

its the norm in the uk to have between 6-12 months its pretty crappy for the US to have such short maternity leave

i can take up to a year but the last 12 weeks would be un paid so ill be going back after 10 months

 

[BrittBS]

I get 12 weeks also but it's all unpaid

 

[a_c]

I get 21 weeks paid then down to statutory. If I do go back I'd go back around 11 months