Hi! I am going to start working next week with one year contract for a Company. I have just realised I am about four/five weeks pregnant. Do you think I would be entitled to have maternity leave or not?

I am also so scared of having any problem during the pregnancy like having to rest at home and how to tell them. Do you think I wil be fired as soon as I told them?

Thanks for your help

"Hey "

Hey first of all congratulations on your pregnancy! Well done in getting your new job...its all happending for you! Have a wee look at the following website it will give you the dates by which you have to work with a company for stat mat pay and work it out for you. They cant fire you for being pregnant!

http://tiger.direct.gov.uk/cgi-bin/maternity.cgi

Good luck! Sharon 21wks x