New job, New pregnancy! Help!

Well, you've got nothing to lose if you ask - so I'd give it a shot. But if they say no to extended leave, I think that you're right; you can choose the 14 weeks or quit.

I'm pretty sure you have to have been employed at least a year before you're entitled to 52 weeks

Oh stink!

I was in this position with my first pregnancy. I signed my contract before going on a pre-planned 5 week long holiday and got UTD on said holiday.

I had a bad feeling the news wouldn't go down well, it was also a small company, but I intended to come back after the 14 weeks leave I was entitled to so hoped I was wrong. But as I suspected, my employer wasn't happy and basically made my life a misery while I was there so after the 14 weeks PPL I handed in my notice. It worked out fine as we then decided for me to be a SAHM, but if I needed/wanted to keep working I probably would have still quit and found another job after the way I was treated.

I hope you can work something out, good luck!

T_Rex wrote: You'd be entitled to 6 months though? Or is that no longer on offer? It used to be 12 months service for 12 months off, and 6 months service for 6 months off.

Nope, sadly . You have to have been working six months to be eligible for the 14 weeks, apparently - you don't get a six month option (unless, I guess, your employer is nice enough to offer it). At least, that's the situation for me, since I'll only have been back at work for six months between parental leave 'episodes'.

Edited to clarify - anyone is entitled to 14 weeks of unpaid leave, no matter how long they've been in a job. If you've been in the job six months, you're entitled to 14 weeks of paid leave. If you've been working for a year, you're entitled to take up to a year off total, including your 14 weeks paid leave. This site has some good info.

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Thanks guys. Possibly a bitch move, but ill only announce the pregnancy after the 90 days is up.. if I don't start to pop out before then

cuppycake wrote: Thanks guys. Possibly a bitch move, but ill only announce the pregnancy after the 90 days is up.. if I don't start to pop out before then

Fair call. I sat on the news of my first pregnancy until the day after the promotions committe met I felt I was starting to pop out a bit, but I just was careful how I dressed and pretended like nothing was happening - no-one dares ask at that stage of pregnancy!

I was wondering that Hopes, cos I remember seeing stuff about it when I read up before DD was born, but hadn't seen it when I was sorting out my application for this bub. Wasn't sure if it was just that I'd not read it as thoroughly this time or not, but I guess that's been quietly removed then. Stink.

Hehe, I noted my official start date back at work in my calendar, added a year, worked out when I could conceive to have that as my due date and put that in my calendar as the first possible "come off the pill" day. Cos DD was so sick, I ended up delaying by a couple of months, but the year off was something I really wanted to make sure I had the option of again.

Im in a similar position. Changed jobs and on my 3rd week there found out I was 6 weeks pregnant. Luckily that entitles us to the 14wks paid and my boss was really good about it all.
Sad thing is i moved to the job to get away from my old one and give me some free time to figure out what i really wanted to do...and now im stuck in a job im not all that fond of!
Im hoping that on maternity leave i can have a search for something more...but with it being bub number 1 I may just be kidding myself!!!!

Youll be 16 weeks before you plan on telling them? .. Man oh man I hope youve got some padding to hide that bump.

I know If it's getting too obvious I will have to tell and if I lose my job over it then so be it. Their loss too! But yeah, I'm keeping my fngers crossed tight over here.

Thanks for everyones advice!