Community Posts, Tips & Support on Work & Money

I have no clue where to start working or what I should be looking for I'm 18 and I'm only just graduating this coming month so I'm honestly so lost and have no clue where I should be applying to work anyone have recommendations?

So I was telling my husband last night that they are introducing 15 hours free nursery care from September 2024 for babies from 9 months plus… which I had said would come in handy for when I return to work. He has shocked me by saying he’s going to make sure he’s working hard enough and earning enough to allow me n...

Mummies that are living off one income whilst you look after the kids, how are you doing it? How much roughly is the income that makes it possible? I live up north and employers arent supportive and i cant see how its possible living off one wage. Please advise and give insight

I went to see my chiropractor today just like I normally do every week and todays visit was different. My body has really been hurting a lot more than normal, everything is stretching and pulling and aching. I can barley do 2 chores around the house without being disabled in pain for the next 2 days. Work has been t...

Anyone know of any work from home jobs I can do overnight in Oakland county? Childcare is problematic for me. Finding something from 8pm-4a.m. would be immensely helpful.

Hi 👋🏻How stay at home moms can work? You can have a 8-5pm work schedule? how do they achieve it? I am a first-time mom and I quit my full time job when we found out I was pregnant and we moved to NC at the same time, we used to live in Florida. I am trying to find a remote job that allows me to take care of my…

Why does society and employers expect you to work like you dont have kids? They only want fulltime and want you to be flexible like you have imaginary childcare around the clock and everyday 😒 how are you all doing it?

Looking for advice on what to include in the birth plan and how detailed to get with it I want to take these weeks until baby is born or I go in for my induction I am inexperienced in writing something like this and what to know what help your hospital follow your plan and not question it

I’ve gotten fired from my job almost 4 months ago and it’s been extremely hard to find another. I’ve never had a problem getting them but for some reason my pregnant ass is struggling lol I can barely make it to the interview process!! No one is getting back to me and also I know that a lot of jobs discriminate agai...

Hi everyone, we just relocating to SA and have 5 months old son still looking for a job and one of my friends was suggesting applying for health insurance affordable dont know if there an insight what to do at this point where I can go and/or ask for this. Please help! thank you.

UK—- I took my maternity starting the pay in December, I am now pregnant again, am I entitled to getting it again throughout the same way? I have no reason to be retuning to this work again but as my maternity will end in September originally.. am I eligible to get again as new baby will be due December.. and if so ...

Been told by someone they provide someone has any idea?

Is it just for parents that work?

My current situation £5000 debt with credit card. Currently about £500 in missed payments £400 electricity and gas bills, now have a debt collection company chasing me Made redundant 2 months ago, so I am currently on universal credit which only just covers my rent and food shops Water around £200 owed Can't ...

Hi all, I've just been looking through my badger notes app and I've found this from my booking notes, at the bottom of my antenatal management plan: Fetal Surveillance (RCOG) Major Risk Factors - Echogenic bowel - EFW<10th centile - hypertensive disease in a previous pregnancy - current smoker - drug misuse H...

Is anyone going back to work full time? I’m not going back until November but I wanted to go back 4 or 3 days. However I don’t think work are going to approve it so I’ll be back 5 days a week. I’m dreading being away from my baby for that length of time. Is anyone else feeling the same? It’s giving me anxiety and it...

Hi, trying to get myself organised ahead of returning to work beginning of July. I am hopefully returning on 30 hours a week (that’s 30 with breaks taken off) waiting on all my flexi working been accepted. Can anyone tell me how I figure out what my new a/l entitlement would be please? I’m getting myself confused…

I made my application about 2 months ago and i just received my matb1 form back in the post . Anyone know when i will receive the money ?

I've used the NHS mat pay calculator that is recommended by many ppl but the calculations seem incorrect so I'm wondering why it's always recommended? Maybe they're right and I'm missing something?? I've inputted my gross monthly income (before deductions) and I'm due to start mat leave at the start of July which s...

Hi all, any advice regarding mat pay errors? I received my 2nd mat pay today, first full month and both months so far have been drastically lower than I calculated I would receive. One issue is that pension contributions are still being deducted, despite me ticking that I wanted to opt out of the pension scheme on ...