By law when am I supposed?
To tell my employer that i am pregnant?
Answers:
It is illegal for an employer to use pregnancy as a reason to take any adverse personnel action that would not have been undertaken otherwise, including lay-off, reduced responsibilities or reduced pay. Wisconsin also requires some parents be allowed unpaid leave in connection with births and adoptions.
Apologies. Having just posted that, I just realised this applies to Wisconsin USA, although I'd imagine that the same would hold true in the UK. Let me see if I can find a UK reference for you. :)
Ok here's the UK version. Sorry about that. I'll leave what I've already posted incase any USA people are interested. :)
How and when should I tell my employer I'm pregnant?
To give the correct notice, you must let your employer know about your pregnancy by the 15th week before the week that you are expecting your baby (called the Notification Week or the Qualification Week). Work this out by going to the Sunday before your due date (or staying with that date if your baby is due on a Sunday, and counting back another 15 weeks.
During the notification week, you must tell your employer:
• that you are pregnant and intend to go on maternity leave
• that you want to receive Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)
• the planned date that you will be starting your maternity leave (which cannot be earlier than 11 weeks before your baby is due).
Then your employer will reply within 28 days, stating the date that the company expects you to return if you take your full leave entitlement.
If you need to change the date, you will have to give 28 days' notice.
I do not believe there is a set time frame,as the time you discover the pregnancy can vary.
Is there a law about that? I would think that there isn't, at the same time you want to make sure you give them plenty of notice that you will be taking maternity leave.
By law, you don't have to tell them at all. Nor can they legally ask.
I would say wait until you are most comfortable telling them. Definitly after the first trimester is over, and before you are obviously showing.
I wouldn't do it until you start showing or if you begin to have complications in your pregnancy then let them know that your pregnant and having problems to when you cannot perform certain duties
i think you should say it from the start. so they can help you out anyway you need it.
There is no law about that. Pregnancy is part of one's personal life and your job has no control over that. You have to let them know when you plan to take leave, though.
I don't think there is a law for that. But common courtesy would say that you should tell your employer as soon as you can. And definitely before you start showing.
Your employer needs time to make arrangements for your replacement at least until you can return to the job.
to my knowledge it's really none of their business. now looking at it from the prospective of wanting to take maternity leave...i'd tell them. i think i'd wait though till i started my 5th month or so just so that i know i'm less likely to miscarry and that's about the time your showing anyway so it's obvious as well, and it's more than enough time for them to prepare for your leave. good luck!
How old are you? If you're underaged, you may be in trouble.your parents especially and the person who is responsible for doing it may be sentenced.
you don't have to by law, however they may have some policies to let them know by, honestly I would tell them before you start to show, that way they are not surprised, and it is only courteous
Depends on what kind of job you have. If you work in a profession where the baby can be exposed to dangerous things such as radiation, meningitis etc then you must let them know immediately (not a law though). However, you must call the insurance company within a certain amount of time to inform them of the pregnancy, they set a limit of usually within first trimester, if you don't they could choose not to cover the baby.
I don't believe there is any such law. You should tell them as soon as you are comfortable telling them or before you start showing unless you develop complications and need to take time off then you should tell them at this time so that they know why you aren't at work. Also if you are going to be unable to perform certain duties of your job you should give them some advance notice as to make other arrangements to have your obligations fulfilled by someone else.
tell them right away so they know when to expect you to go on leave.
by law.i don't know about that.sorry.
i would let them know ASAP. GOOD LUCK
Is he the father? if so pretty soon.
There is NO law any were that you have to tell any one that you are pregnant. I personally would tell before you start showing, many women do not tell people until after the 3rd month (in case of problems)
There isnt a law this best thing to do is to wait until you are at least 3 months so that you dont have as likely of a chance for miscarriage, but also whenever you fell comfortable, it is all up to you!
Umm. there is no law. But you should tell them as soon as possible. I'm pregnant 7 weeks and I actually didn't tell my employer but one of my co workers found out that I was pregnant because she noticed that I was getting a belly and that I was complaning about headaches, cramps and lower backaches. But now everyone in the office knows. My boss hasn't said one thing to me about it. But I have my first real appointment tomorrow and then I'm going to tell him. Good luck!
I thought it was like 6 months or something but that wouldnt make sense because you usually start showing around or before then. I think just give them a good few months in advance!!
There is no law, your companies policies may have something listed, depending on your responsibilities and how easy it is to replace you for your maternity leave may be an issue, and obviously the type of work you do(physical vs. sedentary) also after a while everyone will know.
Actually I dont think there is a specific law for that. But I think in order to get benifits and to be able to take the time off you need, i think you have to tell them soon, that way they can prepare. Someone told me I had to tell me employer as soon as I found out. But I dont know if thats true or not. I would go ahead and tell them though, just to be on the safe side.
I'm in the UK so apologies if you're not - I only know what things are like here.
There is no "law" anut when you have to tell them.
If you want to take Maternity Leave you have to let them know by the 15th week before the baby's due - which would be about week 25 of your pregnancy.
If you weren't planning to take maternity leave - for example were plannign to leave the job before that time, you wouldn't in theory have to tell them at all.
The only thing is, while you're pregnant you're protected from dimissal for any sick time you take for pregnancy related reasons. If like me you have terrible morning sickness and end up having to take loads of time off you will have to tell them - my employers had a strict disciplinary code thing for time off sick - 4 occurances and you had a "disciplinary hearing" - so there was no way I could have carried on pretending it was a stomach bug or something, I'd have ended up being sacked. It was easier just to tell them because I knew that way I could take the time off when I needed it and wasn't going to get into any trouble because of it.
You are also entitled to paid time off for any ante-natal care - visits to the doctor, parentcraft classes, visits to the midwife etc - that you take and obviously if they don't know you're pregnant they won't be able to give you this.
So it makes sense to tell them. I don't see what the big deal is anyway, people wanting to keep their pregnancies a "secret" - its not like its anything to be ashamed of!!
And no, by law you cannot be sacked, penalised or treated in any unfair way because you are pregnant - neither can you be turned down for promotion or anything.
don't know if there is a law about it but i do know that you must tell your employer as soon as possible as they will have to do a risk assessment on you as to what you can and can't do whilst you are pregnant e.g. lifting anything heavy or going up a ladder etc. good luck
its at your desecration when you tell your employer that your expecting, normally its around 3 months or if your job is hazardous you may wish to tell them earlier so a risk assessment can be carried out.
I don't actually think there is a set time babe. People find out at different stages and really, its none of their business!
As other people have said, I don't think there is an actual law regarding this. But for health and safety reasons you should really let them know. It will benefit you in the end as they have to give you appropriate time off for ante-natal appointments, it saves you having to use up holiday time for clinic visits.
You don't say how pregnant you are. I could fully understand if you were planning to wait until after the 12 week markbefore letting them know.
Is there not an understanding manager you could tell and ask him/her not to make it public ?
There is no law regarding that. You should tell them when you are comfortable and know what time you will need away from work and any other issues that may affect your job performance.
When you get your mat b1 form after 21 weeks
In order to claim your maternity pay you must tell them by the 15th week before you are due.
tell him asap because he has to run a business, he would appreciate it.
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Answers:
It is illegal for an employer to use pregnancy as a reason to take any adverse personnel action that would not have been undertaken otherwise, including lay-off, reduced responsibilities or reduced pay. Wisconsin also requires some parents be allowed unpaid leave in connection with births and adoptions.
Apologies. Having just posted that, I just realised this applies to Wisconsin USA, although I'd imagine that the same would hold true in the UK. Let me see if I can find a UK reference for you. :)
Ok here's the UK version. Sorry about that. I'll leave what I've already posted incase any USA people are interested. :)
How and when should I tell my employer I'm pregnant?
To give the correct notice, you must let your employer know about your pregnancy by the 15th week before the week that you are expecting your baby (called the Notification Week or the Qualification Week). Work this out by going to the Sunday before your due date (or staying with that date if your baby is due on a Sunday, and counting back another 15 weeks.
During the notification week, you must tell your employer:
• that you are pregnant and intend to go on maternity leave
• that you want to receive Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)
• the planned date that you will be starting your maternity leave (which cannot be earlier than 11 weeks before your baby is due).
Then your employer will reply within 28 days, stating the date that the company expects you to return if you take your full leave entitlement.
If you need to change the date, you will have to give 28 days' notice.
I do not believe there is a set time frame,as the time you discover the pregnancy can vary.
Is there a law about that? I would think that there isn't, at the same time you want to make sure you give them plenty of notice that you will be taking maternity leave.
By law, you don't have to tell them at all. Nor can they legally ask.
I would say wait until you are most comfortable telling them. Definitly after the first trimester is over, and before you are obviously showing.
I wouldn't do it until you start showing or if you begin to have complications in your pregnancy then let them know that your pregnant and having problems to when you cannot perform certain duties
i think you should say it from the start. so they can help you out anyway you need it.
There is no law about that. Pregnancy is part of one's personal life and your job has no control over that. You have to let them know when you plan to take leave, though.
I don't think there is a law for that. But common courtesy would say that you should tell your employer as soon as you can. And definitely before you start showing.
Your employer needs time to make arrangements for your replacement at least until you can return to the job.
to my knowledge it's really none of their business. now looking at it from the prospective of wanting to take maternity leave...i'd tell them. i think i'd wait though till i started my 5th month or so just so that i know i'm less likely to miscarry and that's about the time your showing anyway so it's obvious as well, and it's more than enough time for them to prepare for your leave. good luck!
How old are you? If you're underaged, you may be in trouble.your parents especially and the person who is responsible for doing it may be sentenced.
you don't have to by law, however they may have some policies to let them know by, honestly I would tell them before you start to show, that way they are not surprised, and it is only courteous
Depends on what kind of job you have. If you work in a profession where the baby can be exposed to dangerous things such as radiation, meningitis etc then you must let them know immediately (not a law though). However, you must call the insurance company within a certain amount of time to inform them of the pregnancy, they set a limit of usually within first trimester, if you don't they could choose not to cover the baby.
I don't believe there is any such law. You should tell them as soon as you are comfortable telling them or before you start showing unless you develop complications and need to take time off then you should tell them at this time so that they know why you aren't at work. Also if you are going to be unable to perform certain duties of your job you should give them some advance notice as to make other arrangements to have your obligations fulfilled by someone else.
tell them right away so they know when to expect you to go on leave.
by law.i don't know about that.sorry.
i would let them know ASAP. GOOD LUCK
Is he the father? if so pretty soon.
There is NO law any were that you have to tell any one that you are pregnant. I personally would tell before you start showing, many women do not tell people until after the 3rd month (in case of problems)
There isnt a law this best thing to do is to wait until you are at least 3 months so that you dont have as likely of a chance for miscarriage, but also whenever you fell comfortable, it is all up to you!
Umm. there is no law. But you should tell them as soon as possible. I'm pregnant 7 weeks and I actually didn't tell my employer but one of my co workers found out that I was pregnant because she noticed that I was getting a belly and that I was complaning about headaches, cramps and lower backaches. But now everyone in the office knows. My boss hasn't said one thing to me about it. But I have my first real appointment tomorrow and then I'm going to tell him. Good luck!
I thought it was like 6 months or something but that wouldnt make sense because you usually start showing around or before then. I think just give them a good few months in advance!!
There is no law, your companies policies may have something listed, depending on your responsibilities and how easy it is to replace you for your maternity leave may be an issue, and obviously the type of work you do(physical vs. sedentary) also after a while everyone will know.
Actually I dont think there is a specific law for that. But I think in order to get benifits and to be able to take the time off you need, i think you have to tell them soon, that way they can prepare. Someone told me I had to tell me employer as soon as I found out. But I dont know if thats true or not. I would go ahead and tell them though, just to be on the safe side.
I'm in the UK so apologies if you're not - I only know what things are like here.
There is no "law" anut when you have to tell them.
If you want to take Maternity Leave you have to let them know by the 15th week before the baby's due - which would be about week 25 of your pregnancy.
If you weren't planning to take maternity leave - for example were plannign to leave the job before that time, you wouldn't in theory have to tell them at all.
The only thing is, while you're pregnant you're protected from dimissal for any sick time you take for pregnancy related reasons. If like me you have terrible morning sickness and end up having to take loads of time off you will have to tell them - my employers had a strict disciplinary code thing for time off sick - 4 occurances and you had a "disciplinary hearing" - so there was no way I could have carried on pretending it was a stomach bug or something, I'd have ended up being sacked. It was easier just to tell them because I knew that way I could take the time off when I needed it and wasn't going to get into any trouble because of it.
You are also entitled to paid time off for any ante-natal care - visits to the doctor, parentcraft classes, visits to the midwife etc - that you take and obviously if they don't know you're pregnant they won't be able to give you this.
So it makes sense to tell them. I don't see what the big deal is anyway, people wanting to keep their pregnancies a "secret" - its not like its anything to be ashamed of!!
And no, by law you cannot be sacked, penalised or treated in any unfair way because you are pregnant - neither can you be turned down for promotion or anything.
don't know if there is a law about it but i do know that you must tell your employer as soon as possible as they will have to do a risk assessment on you as to what you can and can't do whilst you are pregnant e.g. lifting anything heavy or going up a ladder etc. good luck
its at your desecration when you tell your employer that your expecting, normally its around 3 months or if your job is hazardous you may wish to tell them earlier so a risk assessment can be carried out.
I don't actually think there is a set time babe. People find out at different stages and really, its none of their business!
As other people have said, I don't think there is an actual law regarding this. But for health and safety reasons you should really let them know. It will benefit you in the end as they have to give you appropriate time off for ante-natal appointments, it saves you having to use up holiday time for clinic visits.
You don't say how pregnant you are. I could fully understand if you were planning to wait until after the 12 week markbefore letting them know.
Is there not an understanding manager you could tell and ask him/her not to make it public ?
There is no law regarding that. You should tell them when you are comfortable and know what time you will need away from work and any other issues that may affect your job performance.
When you get your mat b1 form after 21 weeks
In order to claim your maternity pay you must tell them by the 15th week before you are due.
tell him asap because he has to run a business, he would appreciate it.
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