Doctors note - work from home

[katep1982]

I’m currently 26 weeks pregnant and am currently commuting into the centre of London everyday.

Fortunately my job allows me to work remotely from home with relative ease. Unfortunately, I have a boss who throughout my term has proven to be less than considerate and in some instances darn right obnoxious. So I was thinking to force their hand by asking for a doctors note to work at home, citing the obvious risks of commuting on extremely busy commuter lines.

Have others tried a similar thing, if so what are your experiences

I have a condition whereby my mw / GP didn’t feel comfortable with me travelling until my pregnancy notes were updated by a specialist - My boss, however, didn’t view my working from home as a big deal and doesn’t mind me doing going from home for the entire pregnancy if required. But, and this is important, I have proven myself and am also a bit of a workaholic from home - so he can trust I’ll get the work done.

You should ask your gp and see what their opinion is...
Sorry to hear your boss is so unsympathetic.
I have a 1 hour drive each way to work and my employers have been very good and I'm WFH every second day. It's making a huge difference to me. I didn't even ask them for this, they suggested it