To wonder what job people do if they get good maternity pay?

[Aliveinwanderland]

I have heard time and time again about women getting 6 months full pay, even a year full pay, for maternity leave!

What job do these women do??? Seriously I am tempted by a career change!

[kimlo]

6 months enhanced, Im a nursery nurse in a day nursery.

[Aliveinwanderland]

Excellent Kimlo, that's one to add to the list of options!

I get enhanced maternity pay, but it is nothing like 6 months full pay!

[topcat2014]

Blue chip private sector (eg Unilever etc) I would have thought.

Unlikely to be small owner managed business.

Public sector used to be good on maternity, perhaps not as much now.

[campervan07]

It's not the specific job but the employer. Public sector is often good. Private sector varies massively by company. I know someone who would get nine months at full pay whereas my company doesn't offer any enhanced pay at all

[HeCantBeSerious]

I was in the civil service and got 6 months full pay.

[megletthesecond]

Mine was local government. Just low paid admin work.

[campervan07]

Sorry should have said that we both work for large listed companies

[soundsystem]

Public sector definitely from people I know. But they tend to get paid less, so maybe it comes out in the wash?

[Aliveinwanderland]

I have never understood what civil service actually is... Can anyone enlighten me?

I'm classed as public sector I guess (teacher) but sadly no 6 months full pay! I wonder which public service jobs do get this?

[Buttfucknowhere]

Charities have good maternity packages usually, although that is slowly changing now.

Some public sector bodies. Very few privately owned companies - at least that's my experience.

If you're thinking of having a family, try and get yourself working at a family friendly company. Not just for maternity packages, but for the whole attitude to flexible working and your career trajectory when you return to work.

A friend of mine took a significant pay cut to work for a charity with a great maternity package and she hasn't regretted it. The reduction in stress and a supportive environment has been invaluable.

[DaisyFranceLynch]

Financial services - six months full pay.

[MGFM]

Military - 6 months full pay

[soundsystem]

(I would LOVE I get enhanced maternity pay of any kind, though. This time around I'm just going to be on mat. allowance as I'm changing jobs at 6 months pregnant)

[age81]

I worked for one of the top bank many moons ago and it was 6 months full pay and 6 months half pay (I think)

[Aliveinwanderland]

Baby #1 is due in 8 weeks so for this one I have to cope with my maternity package (which I know is enhanced so still better than some get so I'm not moaning too loudly). But I have been considering a career change for a while and plan one having possibly another 2 children so maternity packages will be an important factor in the decision.

[weebarra]

6 months full pay. I work for a quango, so public sector.

[Aliveinwanderland]

Age81- that's what I get as sick leave.

You think I could hide the watermelon in my jumper and play sick for a year???

[positivity123]

Accenture, Google and Facebook all get a great package

[IwannaSnorlax]

Large PLC which is engineering based. HR openly admit (quietly) that because it's a male dominated organisation, they can afford to have generous maternity packages (6 months full pay & 6 months half pay).

I've heard BMW give 12 months full pay - again due to much lower numbers of females to males.

[scarednoob]

Law firm - 9 months' full pay but repayable if you leave within 12 months of coming back

[LondonStill83]

I work for a charity.

I get 18 weeks full pay, 12 weeks half pay, and 9 weeks SMP (plus 10 agree KIT days)...

[Stevefromstevenage]

because it's a male dominated organisation, they can afford to have generous maternity packages 6 months full pay

Yep I am an engineer and had a similar circumstance only no added in half pay.

[HeCantBeSerious]

Civil service = government departments and quangos.

[April241]

I don't get full pay but I'm taking 12 months and splitting my maternity pay equally over the year then using up some annual leave to either add on a few weeks at the end or to reduce my working days for a while - NHS.

[hatgirl]

I work for the public sector. We get nothing like 6 months full pay in my LA.

Standard these days seems to be 90% pay for 6 weeks, then half pay plus SMP for 12 weeks and then only SMP until 6 months, then nothing.