AngelofTroy
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I am 15 weeks pregnant and have 2 jobs.
My main job as a learning support assistant in a school pays just under £16,000 per year before tax. I am entitled to 6 weeks maternity pay at 90% of my income and 50% for the next 12 weeks. The remaining 34 weeks will be at SMP rate I think.
My other job has flexible hours, I work as a personal assistant to a 12 year old with cerebral palsy in his home. I support him and his family at least one night a week, working 14 hour shifts, 8 of which are 'sleeping'. I sleep in the spare room with a monitor and get up when he wakes and needs something.
I love this job and want to continue with it after baby is born, especially as I work evenings, nights and sometimes weekends, all times when OH is free to look after baby. Also the work is flexible, I can do more/less when needed. I'd have to resign from my school job as it wouldn't be worth the childcare and also I want LO to be around us as much as possible.
My personal assistant post usually earns me around £400 per month. This will go up slightly when It becomes my main income due to tax. I don't know where I stand though in relation to maternity pay etc. The work has flexible hours and no set contracted hours. I work more in school holidays for example. I think it counts as casual work. I'm paid via the 'Direct payment scheme' where social services ascertain how much support a family/person needs and pay it to them to pay workers like me.
So I have 2 main questions really.
1) Could I work for the boy I support whilst on SMP from school?
2) How will tax credits/other benefits be affected by me working flexible hours?
My main job as a learning support assistant in a school pays just under £16,000 per year before tax. I am entitled to 6 weeks maternity pay at 90% of my income and 50% for the next 12 weeks. The remaining 34 weeks will be at SMP rate I think.
My other job has flexible hours, I work as a personal assistant to a 12 year old with cerebral palsy in his home. I support him and his family at least one night a week, working 14 hour shifts, 8 of which are 'sleeping'. I sleep in the spare room with a monitor and get up when he wakes and needs something.
I love this job and want to continue with it after baby is born, especially as I work evenings, nights and sometimes weekends, all times when OH is free to look after baby. Also the work is flexible, I can do more/less when needed. I'd have to resign from my school job as it wouldn't be worth the childcare and also I want LO to be around us as much as possible.
My personal assistant post usually earns me around £400 per month. This will go up slightly when It becomes my main income due to tax. I don't know where I stand though in relation to maternity pay etc. The work has flexible hours and no set contracted hours. I work more in school holidays for example. I think it counts as casual work. I'm paid via the 'Direct payment scheme' where social services ascertain how much support a family/person needs and pay it to them to pay workers like me.
So I have 2 main questions really.
1) Could I work for the boy I support whilst on SMP from school?
2) How will tax credits/other benefits be affected by me working flexible hours?
