Just need a rant really, so sorry! I'm 14 + 4, and the last few weeks I've been really struggling with sickness, and last week sciatica. Most days I've got on with it and gone in to work, which I haven't found easy, but who does? I'm a cover supervisor, so only get told at 7am where I'm working that day and what I'm teaching. Over the last two weeks unfortunately I've had to call in sick three time, twice due to severe sickness and then last Friday because my sciatica was so painful I couldn't move my right leg. I know that's a lot of time off in two weeks but I was hoping for a bit of understanding and support due to being pregnant - I should be so lucky! Instead I've been told that one of the schools I go to regularly no longer wants to use me because of the time I've been off. I've also not been called and offered work today, when normally I would be. Really quite angry, and tempted to tell them where to stuff it, not that that would accomplish much :s
Anyway, rant over, sorry. Anyone else had similar problems and how did you deal with them?
Hannah xx
Aww you poor thing that sounds nasty, and I know exactly what you feel like with regard's to the sickness...Have you told your employer that your pregnant? Because if you feel like they are discriminating against you by not offering you work because of the situation you may have grounds for a case against them! I know its not a nice route to go down, but if they are going to be like this over a couple of sickness days what are they going to be like when you have to go to lots of doctors app's and scans etc...Unfortunately my pregnancy is a bit difficult as I'm having twins and have been signed off work for the last 5wks and again now for a further 3wks and they have been horrible to me and now I'm unlikely to return. Don't let your situation get as bad as mine has without standing up for yourself xx
Good words Emma stand you for yourself. It's not a nice route to go down but once your pregnant your employer has to be very careful how they treat you. I'm sorry to hear they have been giving you grief they have no sympathy sometimes and need to be reminded that yes you are pregnant and you do have rights to time off for appointments etc. I hope twin pregnancy is going ok other than the sickness x