BurtonBaby

I was a bit nervous as well to tell my boss. I have worked for the same company for over 2 years, however less than a month before I found out I was pregnant, I accepted a job offer at another location, same company. The only people I knew there were men, and I was very nervous. It wasn't nearly as bad as i thought. He has children, so he knew what his wife went through, and was really supportive. You never know how people are going to react, but at least in this case, you know that if they act poorly toward you, they can be fired. Good luck hun!!

staceyp

i was scared bout telling me boss...its pretty much a small salon, family environmant so it was jsut like tellin ur parents over again lol they were great and tell me if i need to sit down more ec so im happy i told them now i cqan talk about it with them etc it makes it alot easier the longer u leave it 1 the harder it will be for them adn 2 the more difficult it makes it for you...good luck

Novietaaa

Yeah plus I know most employers will appreciate it more if you'll tell them earlier than those 15weeks before you're due.

Alison

Hi there,
Well, if it helps you I'm an HR Manager and I'm pregnant, or at least I hope I still am but that's a different thread discussion!
If it helps you all out there, up until now I've seen pregnancy from the employer's perspective so I can now see things from both sides.

Pregnant women are the most protected in employment law so that is the first piece of reassurance. The second is that no employer can treat a pregnant women any less favourably on the grounds that she is pregnant. In other words, that's direct sex discrimination. If you're worried in any way about any treatment you have or haven't received from your employer try the 'but for...' test, ie. ask yourself, "but for the fact that I'm pregnant, would this or wouldn't this have happened?"

Get your employer to do a risk assessment and if you work for a small company that doesn't offer them, take care of yourself with all the safety advice we get from our GP.

Some companies pay enhanced maternity pay and if you're employer does, you're one of the lucky ones. Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is very low, currently £112/week and you have to pay PAYE and NI on it.

Good luck everyone!

justme00

I would wait until 3 months to tell them. otherwise everyone else is correct, it is very illegal to discriminate against pregnant women.