My rights as a working mum?

Question

iam a working mum and my husband also works.

due to his wages we do not get any help with childcare.

when i work during the school holidays i have to pay child pare petrol for work as my company does not pay it i am a home to home carer and can see up to 20 in a day all at different locations

i want to know what my rights are as far as not having to work during the school holiday times my kids are 9 and 10 so i dont think flexie time is avalible to me.

Answer 1

If you only earn £40 a week, why bother?? Just stay at home

Answer 2

Well I wish I had some good news for you but sadly, we don’t get jack for help as a working mother in the United States. And what’s most wrong about it is that we pay taxes, quite a bit of taxes, and we get to help all those that don’t work and don’t pay for anything. How does that work?

I pay $165/wk for daycare. However, at my job, I get health insurance, 401K benefits, and dental and vision. And with all of that, I still make more working 40+ hours than I would if I were to stay home.

It’s VERY hard but if I want to keep a roof over my son’s head, then I have to keep on working 40+ hours and paying $165/wk for daycare. It’s just the way it is….

I assume you live in the UK or something??

Answer 3

go to your local job centre

Answer 4

your kids need you too .money is not all.money cant buy them love.

Answer 5

I am in the same position as you regarding no help from the government, but I'm afraid we dont get anything during holidays.  Try getting them in to summer schools?  

Answer 6

I do not understand how you think a summer programme will cost more than you earn. In my borough (London Borough of Redbridge) there are various summer holiday programmes running. The one my friends children go to costs £18 per child per day. If you earn less than £36 per day you should quit. Working Tax Credit is worked out on the total household income and you will receive something if this is under £40,000. If you jointly earn over £40,000 it is assumed that you can afford to pay £40 a day for childcare for 4 weeks in the summer holidays, I imagine you have at least 2 weeks as family holiday hence 4 weeks.

You can tell your employer you are not able to work but he has the right to say he is not able to continue employing you. You can ASK him for some flexibility. Explain your dilemma and try to work out a mutually acceptable working schedule.