Community Posts, Tips & Support on Work & Money

Got a letter through the post saying I owe them money cause I didn’t pay enough tax? Can someone explain this to me I don’t understand I’ve been on mat leave since last August and had 3 paychecks between April and August. I did get enhanced maternity leave from my employer but how does that work I didn’t pay enough ...

Is there any thing we need to give our employer before 20 weeks ? I can’t remember if I did with my first. Like what info or forms we have to give in to work

Of course who knows if it’ll happen anyway but.. I have a daughter already, thinking about second, part of me wants to wait and be on maternity leave with my second when my first starts school so I get more time with the second baby while my eldest would be at school?! Is this a silly thought? My daughter goes to ...

I returned to work today, with 27 days AL. 2 of which are carried forward from last year. I have until April before my hols renew again, can I carry forward any spare again to 25-26? My company policy is usually a maximum of 5.

Feel like I’m going insane. I need something to do but something that either costs nothing or cheap as SMP is not great. Thank you :)

Would like to boost our savings a little but every penny is accounted for at the moment. Have looked at finding a second income but unsure where to start.. I can’t work extra hours outside our home due to childcare issues and car sharing. Any help is appreciated.

So I’m currently on the final written warning with my job and I’ve been told that I can’t miss any more days. last Friday I had to call out during my shift because of my 11 month old who was in severe need. now I’m on eggshells because I’m expected to return today and no one has given me an answer on what’s going ...

Hi everyone! Wondering if you have told your employers about your pregnancy yet? I’m 20 weeks now so have another four weeks before I legally have to tell them, but feel like I’m showing now and need to say something when everyone gets back to the office after the summer break. I am quite senior in a big corporat...

Has anyone recently tried to request their maternity notes? They sent me them on a disc and I have nowhere at work or home that will take a disc to view the files. Asked for paper files and they want to charge £50. I got my notes from my first birth 2 years earlier and didn’t have to pay for paper files.

I’m due to return to work after 9 months off at the end of September. I have decided not to return to work, if I email work now telling them I’m not returning will I still get my August pay and my September pay? Or just my August pay?

Morning all, Have people purchased travel insurance while being pregnant? Doing the normal comparison websites online, it doesn’t seem to give you the option to declare pregnancy - which on a Google search I think that perhaps we don’t have to? Thanks!

I’m coming to an end of my 6 months paid maternity leave from work. I’m taking a year off, can I apply for statutory maternity leave and if I can how do I do it please through work or online?

Hi there, I make over 50k a year and currently on Mat leave from Jan - Dec receiving £102 child benefit a month. When you receive over 50k you have to return some of the child benefit at the end of the (tax?) year. My organisation offered me 90% pay for the first 6 weeks then dropped to stat pay for the remain...

Does anyone have any ideas of job roles that I can do part time? Hoping for 3 days a week as my flexible working request for my current role is likely to be rejected

I currently and my little one 3 days a week and pay around £730 a month. I’ve been told the 15 hours is actually 11hours of entitlement and that after stretching payments across the 52 weeks I’ll be paying £550. This still seems like a lot and I don’t know how to work it out? Someone else I know has been given the...

Hey guys— I just had my baby boy and I’m not looking forward to going back to work. It’s been a hard journey from birth, to the NICU, and struggling financially due to my job not being communicated about my benefits and just sketchy all the way around. Does anybody know how to get a work from home job, or ones that...

Our baby just turned 1. I'm due with baby #2 next month. I'm so annoyed with my husband. If I didn't have a dr appt with my OB Monday and wasn't scheduled to work this week. I'd take off to my mom's with my baby. If my insurance didn't expire this month, I'd cancel that appointment. If my husband could support us fi...

My man wants me to stay at home but i cant just do nothing all day so i need to find a work from home remote job. does anyone know of a legit site that hires for work from home jobs?

How much did doing a natural birth cost you outside of the hospital setting? I need advice on how to get my man on board with going the birth center or home birth route. I want to compare our insurance deductible compared to what doing a home birth with a midwife would cost.

My sister wants to start a little side business but doesn’t know how much to charge please help🙏