Hi Ladies looking for a little advice both me and my OH work full time me 45 hours per week and OH 50 hours per week
Our baby is due in July (I know a little while of yet) but I am looking at my options now at what I will be entitled to just so I have an idea.
My OH earns around £310 Per Week
I work shifts so my wage varies each week from between £240-£280 each week depending on the shifts I work.
We don't get any benefits at the moment and we live quite comfortably pay all the bills and have enough to do what we want with BUT when I go on maternity pay obviously the wage will be cut down quite a bit and then I want to only go back to work part time doing 2-3 shifts a week which will be 18-27 hours per week.
My MIL will have the baby a couple of times a week so I can return to work and my OH is of weekends so some of my shifts will have to be weekends so OH can have baby.
I really dont want to go back to work full time straight away as I want to be with my baby as much as possible and I have worked full time since I was 16 I will be 26 when baby is born so i believe that I have paid my fare share in taxis to claim some benefits to be able to see my baby grow up once baby is at nursery I will do more hours at work and gradually go back to full time.
any one have any advice... sorry for the rambling lol
xxxx
Our baby is due in July (I know a little while of yet) but I am looking at my options now at what I will be entitled to just so I have an idea.
My OH earns around £310 Per Week
I work shifts so my wage varies each week from between £240-£280 each week depending on the shifts I work.
We don't get any benefits at the moment and we live quite comfortably pay all the bills and have enough to do what we want with BUT when I go on maternity pay obviously the wage will be cut down quite a bit and then I want to only go back to work part time doing 2-3 shifts a week which will be 18-27 hours per week.
My MIL will have the baby a couple of times a week so I can return to work and my OH is of weekends so some of my shifts will have to be weekends so OH can have baby.
I really dont want to go back to work full time straight away as I want to be with my baby as much as possible and I have worked full time since I was 16 I will be 26 when baby is born so i believe that I have paid my fare share in taxis to claim some benefits to be able to see my baby grow up once baby is at nursery I will do more hours at work and gradually go back to full time.
any one have any advice... sorry for the rambling lol
xxxx
