Hey ladies, did your work pay you're maternity weekly or monthly? I've just checked my First maternity pay and it's really much lower than I worked out! £172.00 for a month is not at all what I was expecting so I'm wondering if anyone may of had it paid weekly?
My first wasn't planned either @newmommyapril But we can't all be given money because we have children is what I'm saying.
@newmommyapril, same for us we didnt plan to have a baby yet as we just bought a house and still have some debts :/.
It is going to be really hard but I am sure its all worth it 😊 xx
I've been told mine is monthly too at the same rate as @frenchielsa . Could it be that the date you've taken maternity crosses over two months pay by a week or so and they've paid you the difference and you will get your normal rate at a later date? @sara-lou it's not always a conscious choice to have children at a given time... ours was a surprise as I was still taking the pill, we'd just bought a house, and paid for a holiday to America so not the best timing! Of course we've managed and will continue to manage but we had plans to wait until we were in a better position, we won't get any help either. x
my employer has told me ill get my maternity pay the same way i get my pay usually, so thats monthly for me, im just hoping they dont mess it up x
Mine is paid monthly too and I have 6 weeks at 90 % of my salary and 33 weeks at 139 pounds a week x
To be fair it's your choice to have children @mrsnelly2013 If you dont meet the criteria, you won't have help for it. We don't get anything but if we couldn't afford it we wouldn't have had children.
i can choose whether i want weekly or monthly. speak to your employer.