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Started a new job, got a contract and..

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Addictedtofizzydrinks34 · 07/03/2025 21:20

Only statutory allowances for sick and maternity pay, very low pension contribution, £28,000 a year for 37 hours. Does this sound like a good deal?

It's the lack of sick/maternity pay etc. Which concern me.

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MightyDandelion · 07/03/2025 21:55

If you’re planning children, leaving the CS with the maternity pay and sickness benefits is short sighted. It’s not like you’re leaving for a bundle of money.

ItsStillWork · 07/03/2025 21:57

I’ve never expected to be paid if I were sick.

the problem with employer sickness benefits is that people take the piss with them, the council have a very generous sick pay policy and they’re constantly dealing with staff off sick.

i wouldn’t expect to be paid if I couldn’t work, how are companies expected to survive if they’re expected to pay a very good wage, very good maternity leave, very generous sick pay and good pension contributions??!!

crazy!

Gumptionesque · 07/03/2025 21:59

ItsStillWork · 07/03/2025 21:57

I’ve never expected to be paid if I were sick.

the problem with employer sickness benefits is that people take the piss with them, the council have a very generous sick pay policy and they’re constantly dealing with staff off sick.

i wouldn’t expect to be paid if I couldn’t work, how are companies expected to survive if they’re expected to pay a very good wage, very good maternity leave, very generous sick pay and good pension contributions??!!

crazy!

By attracting the best people with their generous benefits packages.

ihith · 07/03/2025 22:01

@ItsStillWork I expect to be paid if I'm unwell. I am an excellent employee and my employer is lucky to have me. I wouldn't be there if the policies were shit. Most of my colleagues are excellent, not all, but most.

Know. Your. Worth.

ThisHangryTiger · 07/03/2025 22:07

I'm in the private sector and in the different companies I've been in, maternity pay was SMP and sick was generally SSP. The company I'm in now is good, but I feel you can't rock up to the interview and ask what the maternity pay is. Feel it would put employers off, even though you should be allowed to ask.

Labraradabrador · 07/03/2025 22:14

You started a job without a signed contract?

FavouriteFilms · 07/03/2025 22:15

I think the sick pay is bad, and if I were you I would try and renegotiate that.

In my current team, I have paid sick pay, but know that some of the others on older contracts have statutory sick pay.

Try and negotiate this.

PurpleDragon19 · 07/03/2025 22:35

I work for a company like this, I have income protection cover that kicks in after 30 days if I get sick. Maternity leave was a struggle as it was during Covid and my husband couldn’t work (self employed) so ended up on universal credit, but we got through it!

Even jobs I have had in the private sector have only been 10 days sick pay per year, so I think it’s very rare to be close to public sector levels.

There are ways to make it work, saving more before a family etc. Is this the only reason you are thinking of going back to your old job or are there other things too?

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