sick leave, eligible or not?

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hi
im 21 weeks pregnant.
i started working as mid day supervisor in september but due to my pregnancy issues like spotting, light headedness, over tiring i did take few leaves may be 5 to 7 days
yesterday i was admitted into the hospital for spotting again and i was advised to take complete rest
so ladies, can i go for a sick leave to my job

At a certain point it will trigger your maternity leave, it's normally not until later on though... think my contract says 34 weeks.

What does your contract say about sick pay and maternity? x

It'll specify all of this in your employment contract

thank you beautiful ladies for all your replies
but i havent had any contract from them ... i was only given booklets on how to hande children and stuff thats all

You need to contact the hr department to find out what you’re eligible for. You may be put onto SSP (stay sick pay)?

^ Stat sick pay

No contract of employment? Nothing setting out hours of work/pay etc? Speak to your hr dept if you have one.

Does your employer offer company sick pay or do you just get statutory sick pay? The only thing to remember is that sick leave/ pay will affect your maternity pay as it's based on the 2 months pay leading up to the 25th week of pregnancy.

oh ok i will check with thwm and see
thanks girls x

Although if you've just started work with them then you wouldn't get maternity pay anyway

i am not bothered about the pay as long as i have the job as im more concerned abt the job than the pay