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Announcement of pregnancy at work.

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user1494065982 · 06/05/2017 13:16

Hello to all the lovely mumsnet users!
I'm really new here but I have a huge question I need to ask.
So according to my cycle I'm just under 12 weeks pregnant to my amazing partner. We have been together for just under 6 months and made a mutual decision to have a baby together. Now this is where I am in a little bit of a problem....
We work together for the same company, in the same building. We do work separate shifts but tend to do have some shifts together. As it stands only a few people in the workplace know about our relationship let alone that we are having a baby. My worries lay with the management team and how they will deal with two colleagues having a baby together and if they can still let us work within the same building? (Like could it be seen as a conflict of interest?)
Thank you to anyone can help x

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user1494065982 · 06/05/2017 13:16

Hello to all the lovely mumsnet users!
I'm really new here but I have a huge question I need to ask.
So according to my cycle I'm just under 12 weeks pregnant to my amazing partner. We have been together for just under 6 months and made a mutual decision to have a baby together. Now this is where I am in a little bit of a problem....
We work together for the same company, in the same building. We do work separate shifts but tend to do have some shifts together. As it stands only a few people in the workplace know about our relationship let alone that we are having a baby. My worries lay with the management team and how they will deal with two colleagues having a baby together and if they can still let us work within the same building? (Like could it be seen as a conflict of interest?)
Thank you to anyone can help x

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Asmoto · 06/05/2017 13:20

It will depend on your HR policy. Where I work we have a 'conflict of interest' register where any personal or familial relationships are logged, and it's noted what's been agreed to avoid a conflict of interest arising - e.g. any work-related communications to go via a manager, colleagues not to be placed in same team etc.

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user1494065982 · 06/05/2017 18:03

Thank you so much for your reply - I guess I'm just worried about everyones reaction to this news as I've kept it all very very quiet for quite some time. Hopefully the company doesn't make things difficult for us Smile

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TestingTestingWonTooFree · 06/05/2017 18:44

Maybe you should check your contract/policies before any announcements.

Thingymaboob · 06/05/2017 19:53

Do you work in the same department? Are either of you superior to the other in terms of grade / rank?

lula4444 · 07/05/2017 01:34

My partner and I work together and have been together for 2 and a half years. I'm 22 weeks pregnant with his baby and everyone was absolutely fine. We are the same ranking in work just different departments (aka he's not my boss, neither am I his). There was no particular HR rules etc and it was lovely for everyone to know. My only worry was taking maternity and paternity leave together as my work would lose two people but because we're different departments it's fine as we only have to worry about the other people in our department. Good luck with telling them Smile

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