yes i would echo this, the 8am to 6pm creche slog is no joke for anyone.Agree with the others, first step is to speak with your employer asap.
On a personal note, when my son was small (but not as young as yours), I worked in a job that necessitated leaving him in creche at 0745hrs and collecting around 1800hrs, it was exhausting for both of us. We were on a conveyor belt of up, breakfast, creche, home, dinner, bed. No real quality time together on weekdays at all. Seven months later, I was really lucky to be offered a WFH job with a previous employer and it changed my life and definitely my work/life balance. It also meant that when my son was sick, I could be home with him (and babies get sick so much in their first couple of years of creche). Your baby will barely be awake for 12 hours if you are returning to work even with the max amount of maternity leave allowed. I don't recommend going back to work on this schedule, when I look back, I really don't know how I coped.
+1assuming you're not a lone parent, it's not just your problem to solve.
It does depend on the amount involved. A good friend is a financial controller in a few small firms over the years and for any amount in four figures they wouldn't bother trying very hard to retrieve given legal costs.They absolutely can seek to https://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/health/qampa-what-are-my-rights-26653188.html (recover) maternity top-up, carefully read the T&Cs, they should have supplied you with a written copy. It does happen and the larger the amount involved the more likely they are to pursue.
I agree with the approach but not with the necessity to engage a solicitor.It does depend on the amount involved. A good friend is a financial controller in a few small firms over the years and for any amount in four figures they wouldn't bother trying very hard to retrieve given legal costs.
Standard procedure would be to send a few letters and a very good outcome for the firm would be an agreement for the ex-employee to settle for a share of the paid leave.
OP should consult a solicitor specialised in employment law if she wants to go down this road.
You should do what's best for you and your family. If that means a local job and/or fewer hours then so be it.I've started applying for jobs locally but I don't want to waste my time only for my company to enforce me to return, or pay them back (which I can't afford to so will have to go back)
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