am I entitled to more leave? (question for united kingdom)?

Question

I just had a baby(well 10 months ago) and I have to go back to work next monday.
i took a year off to take care of her but now I have to go back.She started nursery at the end of june but beggining of august we were told they had to move to another location but hadn't find a new place yet.At the moment noone knows if the nursery is going to reopen or not.

for the past 2 weeks I have been looking for another nursery without great success( either they don't have vacancy or they don't take babies under a year old , the state of the nursery is awfull or it is too expensive) .I am still waiting for some replies.

I was wondering if I call my employer and ask him for 2 extra weeks unpaid if he had to give them to me under the working law for parents?I live in London and hopefully I will have find a nursery in the next 2 weeks.please help.

Answer 1

No, I don't think you are entitled to additional leave but you can ask for unpaid leave. It is up to your employer.
You may, however, be entitled to the annual leave you would have got if you were not on maternity leave. You may be able to negotiate to tag some of this on the end of your maternity leave.

Answer 2

Citizen's Advice say this...
Additional maternity leave

Who qualifies

Some workers have no right to any maternity leave (see under heading Workers who do not have statutory maternity rights).

If you have worked for the same employer for at least 26 weeks at the beginning of the 15th week before your baby is due (roughly, you will have been employed for ten months on the date the baby is due), you are entitled to 26 weeks’ additional leave. This additional leave is on top of the 26 weeks’ ordinary maternity leave to which all pregnant workers are entitled. This means you can get 52 weeks' statutory maternity leave altogether.

How long can I be off work

You can be absent from work from the beginning of the 11th week before your baby is due, until the 26th week after the end of the ordinary maternity leave (a total of 52 weeks). It is up to you to decide how much time you actually take off during this period.

Check out the link below for all of your rights and you can contact them free of charge if you think something is amiss.

Answer 3

Your employer is not obliged to help but the sooner you contact them and explain the situation the more likely they are to be helpful. As long as you demonstrate that you are making sincere efforts to resolve the problem I think most employers would be sympathetic. Be prepared to make compromises - perhaps only go a couple of hours a day if that's all you can get childcare for. Good luck.

Answer 4

All employed mothers have the superb to take 26 weeks' basic Maternity depart (OML). in case you have worked continually on your organization for 26 weeks as much as and including the fifteenth week earlier your toddler is due, you will additionally be eligible for extra Maternity depart, which will final for yet another 26 weeks. Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) would be paid for 26 weeks. those eligible will obtain ninety according to cent of their earnings for the 1st six weeks, and £108.eighty 5 a week (or ninety according to cent of their earnings, whichever is lowest) for 20 weeks. this implies you have as much as fifty two weeks maternity depart, 26 weeks of which could be paid. (do no longer forget approximately to check your settlement of employment, to work out what your organization can provide.)

Answer 5

You may ask your employer for extended leave - but its down to the employer as to whether they grant it or not - there is no legal requirement for them to do so.

Answer 6

is there no friends or family who could look after her until she starts nursery? or couldnt you hire a babysitter?

Answer 7

He is not obliged to give you further leave. If he values you as an employee he might....but i doubt it....most bosses don't tend to..