I'm halfway through a year's mat leave. I'm fairly certain I don't want to go back when I'm due to - my son has always been particularly clingy, I think he'd struggle to be without me all day, he'll likely be my only baby so I don't want to miss more of his development than I have to, and I'm a single parent so tbf it's easier and financially viable to stay at home.
What I'd ideally like is to extend my leave by a year. I like my job and feel that when he is 2 it will feel 'right' for DS to go into childcare. How likely is it my workplace will consider this? Unfortunately I work in a fairly small (but v well run) voluntary sector org and don't have an HR dept to speak with theoretically - the HR person is in fact my line manager, with whom I have a good working relationship, but even so - she's my line manager, and her chief concern (rightly) is the operational needs of the org.
Is it worth asking? And at what point? I'm inclined to leave it as late as possible (ie a little over 8 weeks) as I'd prefer them to make me redundant first, which is unlikely but not altogether impossible. If I can't extend my leave I think I will almost certainly hand in my notice, and look for something else when I am ready to leave DS. Whatever I do I am keen to maintain a good relationship with my employer and colleagues.
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Extending mat leave beyond a year?
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needsadviceplease · 30/10/2012 06:19
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