Hello there, I wanted to canvass views about taking 'early' maternity leave (i.e. as soon as statute permits). Some may have seen from other posts by me that I am far from happy in my current job - I am in the legal profession and work FT. I moved jobs last year so will soon have been in my current post 12 months. I am 12 weeks pregnant. I have not yet told my employer. I have a 3 year old. Honestly, I plan to use the latter part of my maternity leave to look for a new job - I want to work PT (something I have done before). I do NOT qualify for enhanced maternity in my current job as the right doesn't kick in unless you have been employed for 2 years on your EDD - I knew this when I got preggers and am fine with it. Frankly, I have been so close to resigning over the last few months that only have stat maternity pay is the least of my worries. My job is relatively demanding in terms of hours, I do not get on with my boss and one of my direct team mates, I feel overloaded all the time (and I have done a VERY demanding job in the past so I am not someone who typically feels overloaded) and it has got to the point where I feel sick when I think about work. I am considering taking my mat leave on the earliest date possible (which would be around end July/early August). I really want some time to breathe, some time to consider my future options, and to spend some time with my son. My husband is travelling constantly at the moment, in a very demanding job, and I feel our family life is under a lot of strain. I am, however, very worried about how my boss will react to my request. I am basically scared! I know this must sound ridiculous but has anyone any experience of requesting this and their employer pushing back? I realise perception of me will change significantly, but I really don't care.
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Taking mat leave 11 weeks before due date - thoughts?
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