Had THE letter from work today...

bev309 · Sep 20th, 2008, 18:06 PM

Asking when I want to go back from maternity leave & for how many hrs

It has gone sooooo quick! What I want to know is if you don't want to return to work full time - how many days / hrs do you have to go back? Is there a minimum? Our circumstances have changed since I left & my husband now works away, so I only really want to go back 1 day a week (to keep my feet in just in case something goes wrong with hubbys job!) where I used to work 5 days - is this reasonable or am I being silly?
Also would this be possible after taking the unpaid mat leave?
Any advice appreciated!

bev309 · Sep 21st, 2008, 08:29 AM

No ideas?

Serene123 · Sep 21st, 2008, 08:32 AM

Call them and ask?

thelilbump · Sep 21st, 2008, 08:33 AM

I couldn't tell you, do you work for a big company? If so you might want to ring the HR department and ask them outright. I think it migth really depend on how flexiable your company/job is. Could you offer to go in 1 day a week and do some work from home or soemthing? I'd sit down, work out what income you need to be bringing in and then approach your employers with some kind of offer. Good luck!

Farie · Sep 21st, 2008, 12:37 PM

A lady at my last company went from full time to 2 half days a week
Her company didn't seem to mind at all .. she did discuss it with them first though and they were happy to help

lady3 · Sep 21st, 2008, 13:47 PM

I think a job has to consider flexiible working hours of a returning mother if that's what she wantes, but they don't have to give it to you. Maybe ask for the one day off and they might counter-offer.

tinytoes · Sep 21st, 2008, 15:46 PM

hello.

well you can only ask.

Look at it this way - even if the say no, would you work 5 days a week?? Might as well ask rather than give up the job I say. Or ask about a further period of unpaid leave? Thats what I'm taking for a year! :-))

vicky · Sep 21st, 2008, 16:02 PM

You would have to ask hun, it depends on the company

VanWest · Sep 21st, 2008, 16:05 PM

I work as needed, sometimes its 1 day a week, sometimes 3 and sometimes I go weeks without work. I fill in for people who are on vacations,or out for the day. I stoped working full time when I didnt return after my 12 week extended leave. Would that be an option at your job? To kinda be someone who covers? With me I made it clear I never work more then 3 days and only 6 hours a day. I cant bring myself to be away to long.

bev309 · Sep 21st, 2008, 16:32 PM

Thanks for all your replies - I guess I will just have to contact them & see what they say, I was hoping someone on here had done it. It is quite a large company & I know of at least 3 girls in my dept alone who work 2 days a week, so hopefully I can go in for just the one(fingers crossed) Unsure whether to go for the additional maternity leave, so will have to make a decision on that too

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bev309 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Swansea S Wales Posts: 1,066	Had THE letter from work today... Asking when I want to go back from maternity leave & for how many hrs It has gone sooooo quick! What I want to know is if you don't want to return to work full time - how many days / hrs do you have to go back? Is there a minimum? Our circumstances have changed since I left & my husband now works away, so I only really want to go back 1 day a week (to keep my feet in just in case something goes wrong with hubbys job!) where I used to work 5 days - is this reasonable or am I being silly? Also would this be possible after taking the unpaid mat leave? Any advice appreciated!

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bev309 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Swansea S Wales Posts: 1,066	No ideas?

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thelilbump Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: lancashire Posts: 9,670	I couldn't tell you, do you work for a big company? If so you might want to ring the HR department and ask them outright. I think it migth really depend on how flexiable your company/job is. Could you offer to go in 1 day a week and do some work from home or soemthing? I'd sit down, work out what income you need to be bringing in and then approach your employers with some kind of offer. Good luck!

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Farie Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Land of the long white cloud Posts: 9,552	A lady at my last company went from full time to 2 half days a week Her company didn't seem to mind at all .. she did discuss it with them first though and they were happy to help

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lady3 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 870	I think a job has to consider flexiible working hours of a returning mother if that's what she wantes, but they don't have to give it to you. Maybe ask for the one day off and they might counter-offer.

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tinytoes Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: France Posts: 2,912	hello. well you can only ask. Look at it this way - even if the say no, would you work 5 days a week?? Might as well ask rather than give up the job I say. Or ask about a further period of unpaid leave? Thats what I'm taking for a year! :-))

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VanWest Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Port St. Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,241	I work as needed, sometimes its 1 day a week, sometimes 3 and sometimes I go weeks without work. I fill in for people who are on vacations,or out for the day. I stoped working full time when I didnt return after my 12 week extended leave. Would that be an option at your job? To kinda be someone who covers? With me I made it clear I never work more then 3 days and only 6 hours a day. I cant bring myself to be away to long.

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Sep 21st, 2008, 16:32 PM	#10
bev309 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Swansea S Wales Posts: 1,066	Thanks for all your replies - I guess I will just have to contact them & see what they say, I was hoping someone on here had done it. It is quite a large company & I know of at least 3 girls in my dept alone who work 2 days a week, so hopefully I can go in for just the one(fingers crossed) Unsure whether to go for the additional maternity leave, so will have to make a decision on that too

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