The kids' CM & I are each expecting our 3rd child. She's due in December, I'm due in March.
CM says she'll work up till the last minute, but these things aren't always predictable! She then wants 2 months off following the birth of 3rd dc.
By the time she's ready to resume work (say Feb) I'll be on ML & we'll probably agree something like she looks after my two on different days.
& by the time I go back to work next September, ds will be starting school, so CM will have dd & dc3 for me.
The problem is December (or earlier if CM needs or decides to stop work earlier), through till February.
Could I take (unpaid) parental leave, on the basis that I have a temporary childcare crisis, then subsequently start ML?
My boss is noticeably arsey about flexible working for parents generally, so I'd probably need a copper bottomed entitlement to brandish at him iyswim...
(CM is fantastic btw, kids love her & she's a family friend. We definitely want to keep her on side!)
TIA
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Can I segue parental leave into ML?
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ravenAK · 31/08/2007 20:18
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