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question for my sister...work and preg related
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hi ladies .....i was wondering if anyone can help re ,job and being pregnant ....ok here goes
my sister is **whispers*** 9 weeks pregnant ....and she started working for tesco 6 weeks ago ,which means she didnt know she was pregnant when she started working for them :roll: any hoo she is on a tempory contract and has been off twice with really really bad sickness ,she suffers with a sickness illness since she was a baby and the pregnancy has triggered it again ....so today she decided to tell her manager she was pregnant cos she needs support and cant do overtime and her manager told her that after the contract is up their terminating her contract because of her absence ....she is gutted but we suspected as much :roll: so my question is will she get any mat pay or any help finacially at all if she isnt working from 12 weeks preg????? her oh is working about 30hrs a week
really hope some one can help xxxxxxxxxxxxx
my sister is **whispers*** 9 weeks pregnant ....and she started working for tesco 6 weeks ago ,which means she didnt know she was pregnant when she started working for them :roll: any hoo she is on a tempory contract and has been off twice with really really bad sickness ,she suffers with a sickness illness since she was a baby and the pregnancy has triggered it again ....so today she decided to tell her manager she was pregnant cos she needs support and cant do overtime and her manager told her that after the contract is up their terminating her contract because of her absence ....she is gutted but we suspected as much :roll: so my question is will she get any mat pay or any help finacially at all if she isnt working from 12 weeks preg????? her oh is working about 30hrs a week
really hope some one can help xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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I think she could claim a slight amount of SMP depending on how many hours she worked in the 52 week period.
She'll be entitled to the ??500 surestart if her OH is earning under 16k a year, and the ??190 grant. Also up until 36 weeks you can actively seek work so if she felt up to it she could probably claim JobSeekers.
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[Modified by: **MrsGarfieldAckles** on August 27, 2009 07:00 PM]
If you give me her due date, I can let you knwo when the 66 weeks start from.
If she was working from at least 14weeks before she found out she was pregnant, I believe that she will be entitled to it.
If you click this link, they click the first suggestion it will download the information and table which will show the 66week test period.
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=maternity+allowance+test+period&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB
I thought you could earn something around 350-??60 if you ahvent worked at all, but i cant seem to find any information right now.
[Modified by: Joey08 on August 27, 2009 07:10 PM]
thanks for your replies xxx
just found this, so they can't termenate her contract if the illness is pregnancy related
http://www.lawson-west.co.uk/lawyers-for-people/employment/pregnancy-work/?a=cm
hope this helps
Dismissal whilst Pregnant
If you are dismissed from employment whilst pregnant, you are entitled to have the reasons for your dismissal in writing. If you have been dismissed for reasons relating to your pregnancy, your dismissal will be automatically unfair and you may have an employment tribunal claim against your employer.
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Have a look at this site:-
http://ukonline.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/index.htm
It seems really useful.
Should help you and your sis work out what she is entitled to and how to claim.
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