Have I been stupid re work? New job

[whatdoyouthinkhonestly]

Recently got a new job, been looking for a while as I hate WFH. Got one and it pays about 7k more. (I have gone from 25 to 32k starting)

Commute is no issue as it's 10 mins in car. Parking is no issue at its free. It's a more senior role and overall better for my career and retraining plans.

However, it has poor maternity and sick pay?

Partner will support me either way he said and did not want me to hold myself back based on maternity leave as we aren't likely to have a second for 3 years while I'm doing my masters. Already have one DC age 2.

What do you think?

What is done is done. Enjoy the new job!

Take the £7k payrise and save 50% that can act as an emergency pot for sickness and maternity in 3 years time plus you can enjoy some if the increase as well as the office environment

Maternity policy might well change. Ours did, it was rubbish when I had ours and is now vastly improved.

To be fair I view companies with poor sickness and parental policies as not companies I’d wish to work for. It shows a deeper issue around care towards employees and it often trickles through into other areas (pay reviews, management styles, workplace culture as a whole)

so I’d never accept a job with a company like that, but you have, so enjoy it for now

Save as much as possible of the difference in salary and use that as your maternity pot.

If you aren’t planning a baby for 3 years then do this role 18m/2y then look to move again to one with better perks.

Thank you all.

@Glittertwins stupidly, I hadn't considered that! I suppose it might well change. How did that come about in your workplace?

@Dixiechickonhols yes I had considered that but it's in special education so I didn't want to leave kids after building relationships. I had hoped to be there 3 years minimum. Mind you, plans don't always go how you think

@PeachPies it's kind of a perfect move career wise and I'm in a position where if I didn't move jobs now I'd have not been able to move for 3 years. However yes, when I saw their sick and maternity policy/pay I did second guess it all!

Sounds as though in your position it would have been crazy not to take the new job. What would the net extra mat benefit be?

@whatdoyouthinkhonestly - the cynic in me thinks it was changed for the not so good when there was a whole lot of us pregnant at the same time. It has now been much improved in the past 5 years or so but I'm done now!

The benefit of that salary uplift far far outweighs the very temporary difference for the period of maternity leave.

To turn down a move that betters your career prospects in the long term, and gives you a big pay rise immediately, would be madness.

Just save some money from your increase and you won't need to worry

@Dragonskin that's true. I know there are big benefits, not to mention career prospects. We do need to start saving better than we have done previously. I think I'm just worrying about it all as my last (current) role had so much flexibility re sickness and time off.

@Glittertwins ahhhhhh I see. I might do some research around this to see what circumstances might lead them to change the Mat pay.

@Laquila in my last (current) job it was 90% for 6 weeks, then half pay plus stat Mat pay. This new one is just stat Mat pay

I'd be inclined to agree with @Dragonskin in that the uplift in salary will balance out against a temporary stint of maternity pay though. If you are in a position where the salary increase can be saved, I'd be doing that.

Yes enjoy the extra salary certainly useful at the moment and see where you are in 18 months or 2 years.

Thank you everyone. I'm going to sit and make a saving plan.

go back to your old job…

Is it just the standard mat leave and sickness pay? I'd stick with the job for a year and use it as a stepping stone to another one?

Ah missed this one. Just save the extra cash for your mat leave