Hi, this is going to be a bit of a long one I'm afraid...
I'm due back to work in September after having my first baby, and submitted my request to work part time, working 3 full days Monday to Wednesday (ideally), but this has been rejected on grounds that the business is growing and there is a lack of space in the office for part-timers, and it will have a detrimental effect on the ability to meet customer demand. What I want to know is a) when I write to them to appeal can I suggest an alternative that I work 5 half days instead (which may work better for them)? I read somewhere that you cannot make more than one request in a 12 month period so I'm wondering if this would be seen as a second request? (I'm actually kicking myself now that I didn't suggest that originally). Then b) what should I do if they reject me again? I simply cannot bear the thought of working full-time and missing out on my baby - it's just not me. I could hand my notice in and look for part time work and just hope to God that I find something really quickly...might be pretty unlikely though. Or should I return full time meanwhile looking for something part time but then it could be ages before I find anything and I would have missed out on my baby growing up. My partner does not earn any way near enough to cover everything, and it doesn't look like we'd get much more in tax credits (don't know what else we would be entitled to) and we have a mortgage to pay. It would be a case of dipping in to what little savings I have to pay for stuff which I wouldn't mind for a couple of months but it wouldn't last long. I know people are gonna say just go back full time but it tears me up to think of only really spending time with my baby at weekends and half my wages would go on childcare anyway.
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LMonkey · 09/07/2013 22:41
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