Should I still apply if I'm pregnant

[SleeptightDaisy]

Just found out I'm pregnant which is brilliant, however, I've just started looking for a new part time teaching post. I left my last teaching post in 2013 after my maternity leave ended, I was planning on going back if I could reduce my hours which was refused by the Headteacher it was full time or hand my notice in which I did.

I wondering what people would think if I applied for a new post and was accepted but that I would then if all went well with the pregnancy go on maternity leave after 4/5 months and probably for the full year.

I think it's a bit cheeky, but under employment law, they have to give you the post if you're the best candidate for the job. Also, you surely wouldn't qualify for maternity pay? Would you really earn enough in 4-5 months of part-time work to justify the inconvenience to a new employer, plus the lack of pay thereafter?

If I was in your position, and financially able, I'd just wait until after no. 2 is born and be able to commit yourself to something more fully thereafter.

Congratulations on your pregnancy

I found out I was unexpectedly expecting
Just after I signed the contract for a new job. It is a full time post and I will have worked for 7 months by the time I leave. They were really understanding when I told them. I won't get any maternity pay other than maternity Allowance from hmrc but I will have a job to go back to and have earned some money to put towards my mat leave.

You have to do what's right for you. If it is a good job and you are Suitably skilled and will be a good employee in the long run then it is definately worth going for the job.

The issue is whether you tell them at interview or wait until after you have the job signed and sealed. I suspect a lot of employers would not give a job to someone who will be gong on mat leave in 4 months. But you will get employers who would look at whether you are the best candidate and look at the long term.

You also need to think about how long the recruitment process will take and how long it would take you to actually start the job. You might only actually end up working for 3 months.