Love my job, going back in September part time which I'm looking forwards to. My maternity cover has just gone on maternity leave herself and the role isn't going to be coveredin any official sense until I return in September. So work are struggling a bit to keep things going until then.
I have agreed to do the full 10keeping in touch days. However, most these days are not in our office but visiting partners or remote staff. The next day I've been booked in for requires me to be away from home for 12 hours. Far apart from my 8 month old being a bottle refuser who doesn't actuality eat that much solids either, and the fact our childminder only does 8-6 which is ten hours. As this isn't my normal place of work, the travel time counts to my day. I get paid for a standard 7.5 hours. I'd happily work this kind of day pre-baby but then I'd also get the extra time of in lieu. Not sure what to do. .. I've already told work I might struggle to do a 12 hour day due to childcare but I'm not sure they are taking me very seriously and I don't want to set a precedence.
In other news I will need to express at least once during the day. At the office at my last kit day they found me somewhere but how does it work at other people's offices? Should I contact the partners before the meetings and ask them to provide somewhere?
Cheers!