So I have given the back ground on my employment before but for those of you who might not know, my current company is closing on the 30th June. We are transferring over into the university system but that is taking a bit longer than expected. Which was OK at first I had been told verbally that I would be getting the 26weeks paid maternity leave the uni offers as I have been with my current employer for 4 years. Now the problem they raised yesterday was the have gotten in an independent valuer to assess if the transfer is a transfer of business or not. If it is we keep our leave entitlements, I keep my original start date and all is fine. If it is not I get nothing.
Originally they said its definitely a transfer of business all straight forward no problems. The valuer came back yesterday with the notion that it looks like it might not be! YAY. lucky me! The other thing is whilst they wait for this they only want to sign 3 month contracts. So even if it is a transfer of business my contract will only be for 3 months and once I take maternity leave I will only get 6 weeks paid as the policy on maternity leave states they will only pay for the term of my contract. There is the possibility they would resign me for 12months whilst on maternity leave but so far they haven't been holding up their end of the bargain and I can see myself getting royally scr*wed! I might be lucky in if its a transfer of business and they only give me a 3 month contract they may have to uphold the 14weeks I would have gotten from my original employer.
but wait there is more! The other option is for me to go to my OBGYN and get a letter to force maternity leave early due to stress. Which is possible, my blood pressure went through the roof yesterday and I had heart palpitations for about an hour which I just couldn't get to stop! Problem with this is this just isn't me, I am not the type to take medical leave unless completely forced upon me. Also means I have to take it in the next week. this leaves my manager by her self, with no staff, not only does she have to take on the stuff from the other two staff members leaving but myself as well and this gives us 7 days to transfer it over. A mission impossible and I know it. My manager is also my friend and I can't bring myself to put her in this position, under that much stress. But at the same time the stress this is causing on me isn't good for the baby and that needs to be my higher priority.
Problem is I can't contact my HR department and ask if I can even get leave at this late stage as my contract runs out on the 30th because they happen to be our finance department too. Very bad combination. I feel like I am really stuck here, I can't get answers yet I need them. DH although is working isn't bringing in a steady income as he only just started his business. The government leave isn't enough to cover our mortgage repayments
I honestly don't know what to do, they keep saying they will have answers for us but never deliver its all been promises but nothing in writing and they keep changing it. I am trying to do the best I can for this company, working my butt off and knowing the stress that was coming in the next 8 weeks with me heavily pregnant, my manager on holidays as she has to return to the UK for her sisters wedding and me trying to train someone which requires me on my feet all day! but we can't hire someone until they have contracts for us which who knows when that will be. I get this sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach that I have been hoping that the best outcome will happen here, but I am not sure it will anymore and me waiting and waiting that they will do the best for me isn't actually going to happen at all! Why would they, they are a business, I haven't been on their books for 4 years, and I can take 26weeks paid leave and not even return at the end. Gee from a business point of view I wouldn't do that either!!!
AGH! stressed and frustrated and no where to go!
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