after maternity

[vettyvoo009]

hiya just wanted some advice so i am on maternity leave and i have had a lot of issues with my employer throughout my pregnancy.
i was off 6 weeks due to being ill with pregnancy i had docs note to support it and i was given a verbal warning to having that time off, i came back to work still not 100% and one day i had to have off as i had no childcare for my 2year old i told them in advance i went back to work the next day and i got given a written warning and said it will be on my record for 12 months. i got told i am not allowed to have any time off or they will get rid of me.
i have really struggled with this pregnancy this time around and had everything u can imagine.

i have been thinking hard about my decision to go back after maternity i have been told im not elidable for child choices due to my hours i work as it is alternative shifts. so on 3 weeks of the month i am 2 hours out from the 16 hours. so i know if i go back to that job i will be struggling to pay for nursery for both children. My employer has pretty much said that i cant have any extra hours which is frustrating but i understand she doesn't have to give me them.

what other jobs can i do that will help around nursey times i have even thought about working from home so i am available to my children.
is there anyone who has experienced anything similar ?

would love some advice thank you for reading this xx

Hi, without being too outing, can you tell us a bit about your current job? Then people might be able to suggest some alternatives.

Was your absence due to childcare an unauthorised absence? Otherwise, how were they justifying giving you a warning?

hiya so i work in a spa , it was down to having no childcare

Are you eligible for universal credit? Was the warning for your sickness?

Pregnancy related sickness isn't counted like normal sickness, and you shouldn't have been given a warning for it. Maternity Action have lots of information about your legal rights with respect to pregnancy/return from mat leave. It's really shitty they won't give you an extra 6 hours per month too. They sound awful to work for 😔

ye it was my sickness and having no childcare, i do get universal for the up to 85% but i still have to find the money upfront

They legally can’t give you disciplinary action for pregnancy sickness or emergency childcare for your child.

If you get 85% paid then it’s just the first month you should struggle to pay the childcare, see if you can get an advance for that