Hello everyone, I was hoping you could help me get a better understanding of my rights in the following situation. The below description is a list of the circumstances and not supposed to imply any connection or cause.
- Employed with company for more than 4 years; 3 months notice period
- Announced pregnancy end of last week with intention to take maternity leave starting Feb 2012
- Informed of formal start of review process today verbally by boss (with him suggesting that informally I can either continue working for 3-4 months or agree on a compromise agreement; however, no concrete proposal was made)
- Boss left conversation very vague and open (I said only I would inform myself of my rights, and he said they would come back with a proposal)
What are my rights in this situation? Obviously a bit of a bummer as what they are implying is that I can either work until my maternity leave (or say around Christmas time) OR get my notice period paid. If I continued work, I guess I would get the 6 weeks 90 pct pay at least, as the cut-off is some time in November.
But I am wondering if there is anything else I am entitled to?
- Can the employer just tell me to leave and effectively only pay the notice period, or would I have more rights?
- Should I request anything in writing?
Incidentally, leaving aside the timing with respect to the announcement of my pregnancy, the company is not doing so well financially.
I have posted this also under Employment Advice, but thought maybe this section makes sense as well. Any advice is much appreciated. Many thanks in advance!