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employment issue

Post by pushpinpussy » Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:06 pm

My wife has just been told by her boss at Parcelforce that she can't have any maternity leave until proof that the baby has been delivered! Surely that's not illegal. Any budding lawyers on here.

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Re: employment issue

Post by Ashingtonclaret46 » Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:10 pm

Have a look on here
https://www.gov.uk/employers-maternity-pay-leave" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This tells you the rules governing employers which you may find interesting.

https://www.acas.org.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; › maternity -----this relates to employees rights
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Re: employment issue

Post by ŽižkovClaret » Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:13 pm

Sounds made up
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Re: employment issue

Post by thatdberight » Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:19 pm

pushpinpussy wrote:My wife has just been told by her boss at Parcelforce that she can't have any maternity leave until proof that the baby has been delivered! Surely that's not illegal. Any budding lawyers on here.
Given you've got "illegal" and "legal" mixed up, are you sure there's not some confusion?
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Re: employment issue

Post by dougcollins » Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:28 pm

Are Parcelforce delivering the baby?
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Re: employment issue

Post by fanzone » Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:32 pm

dougcollins wrote:Are Parcelforce delivering the baby?
Bravo

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Re: employment issue

Post by Local cricketer » Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:32 pm

dougcollins wrote:Are Parcelforce delivering the baby?

It wont be on time
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Re: employment issue

Post by Billy Balfour » Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:46 pm

And don't ask me to sign for it. I'm not looking after it for 18 years.
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Re: employment issue

Post by Dark Cloud » Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:46 pm

Maybe they'll leave it with a neighbour (I'd give it about 18 years before collecting tbh!)
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Re: employment issue

Post by wilks_bfc » Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:47 pm

dougcollins wrote:Are Parcelforce delivering the baby?
I hope they are in when they bring it and don’t lob it over the back gate like they did with a picture frame I’d ordered
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Re: employment issue

Post by Bosscat » Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:51 pm

Local cricketer wrote:It wont be on time
Sent a parcel to my sisters yesterday in Netley Abbey near Southampton with the post office... it arrived in Netley Abbey at 11.30am this morning ..... now thats what I call service ..... From Long Preston post office at 3pm to Netley Abbey in 19 and a half hours..... :D

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Re: employment issue

Post by Dark Cloud » Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:52 pm

Bosscat wrote:Sent a parcel to my sisters yesterday in Netley Abbey near Southampton with the post office... it arrived in Netley Abbey at 11.30am ..... now thats what I call service..... Long Preston post office at 3pm to Netley Abbey in 19 and a half hours..... :D
So was it a girl or a boy?

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Re: employment issue

Post by evensteadiereddie » Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:53 pm

Damn, all the best jokes have gone...
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Re: employment issue

Post by Bosscat » Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:04 pm

Dark Cloud wrote:So was it a girl or a boy?
Cotton Traders Coat m8 (Ladies xl) :D
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Re: employment issue

Post by 2 Bee Holed » Wed Sep 04, 2019 8:30 am

I think pushpin's missus has misheard what was said to her.

She needs to have proof of pregnancy, which is a letter from a Doctor or midwife issued half way through the pregnancy.
Perhaps she needs to go into the office and have the conversation again, is this what she was being told?

Proof of pregnancy

You must get proof of the pregnancy before you pay SMP. This is usually a doctor’s letter or a maternity certificate (known as an MATB1 certificate). Midwives and doctors usually issue these 20 weeks before the due date.

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Re: employment issue

Post by Darthlaw » Wed Sep 04, 2019 8:51 am

And another for the keep net. :lol:

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Re: employment issue

Post by FactualFrank » Wed Sep 04, 2019 10:29 am

Darthlaw wrote:And another for the keep net. :lol:
It was a first class effort.

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