Hi,
can anyone give advice on how hard it is to look for and get a new job when coming off maternity leave.
I am self employed but my self employed work has dried up for now, I mean to seek out other opportunities in that field but thinking i need to get a 'regular' job after my maternity allowance cuts off at the end of August.
I also had an additional seasonal employment last year working at a heritage site, I had wanted to return to that seasonal role this year but the timing of baby's arrival has proved that that would make it impractical and I also want to spend the time til August getting her in a routine and bonding.
what I'm worried/ scared of is dropping paid work to stay on Maternity Allowance, then going looking for a job later in the year with that gap in employment on my CV and being out of practice in the workplace. I'm worried i won't be able to find a job suitable to fit around baby and work with husband's full-time hours.
I want to go and do voluntary hours at the heritage I was working to keep my hand in and grow my skills there, am I being mad to do this?
Any ideas or advice welcome.
Thank you