No maternity pay for me
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Topic: No maternity pay for me
Posted By: Colapop
Subject: No maternity pay for me
Date Posted: 16 August 2008 at 7:24pm
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hi - sucks to be me. Have been working full time for 4 years at a high school. Thing is - I am on a maternity fixed term contract that ends at the end of the year - so i'm not entitled to maternity pay. Is anyone in a similar ship?
Cola |
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 16 August 2008 at 7:25pm
| Ring the PPTA, cause I have heard that even though you may "officially" be on fixed term, if you have worked full time for two years, you are actually considred permanent staff. Now I could be wrong, but hey, worth a phone call at least. |
Posted By: Colapop
Date Posted: 16 August 2008 at 7:33pm
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thanks Lizzle. Will give them a call PPTA. I have worked at this one school for 18 months (at the end of this year) and at another school for 2 1/2 years. You're right - worth a try.
Cola |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 17 August 2008 at 10:12am
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and surely you are entitled to 14 weeks PPL, as the only criteria is having worked more than 20 hours a week for 6 months before your due date? ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 17 August 2008 at 10:17am
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Doesn't count if you are on a fixed term contract though fleury as the contract would end rather than being left open like on a permanent contract. Same as if you resign you don't get PPL you have to be planning on returning to work.
Good luck colapop, hope lizzle is right and that you still qualify. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: monster
Date Posted: 17 August 2008 at 11:16am
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I was in a similar position and ended up getting 12.5 weeks of PPL (instead of 14) because then my contract was up. I think you'd be entitled to the lump sum option (can't remember what it's called) though, but it's not worth as much. -------------   
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Posted By: emachan
Date Posted: 17 August 2008 at 12:25pm
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Hey, I have kind of a similar situation too, one of my jobs is .3 permanent and the other .7. Because I have been working at both for over 6 months I am entitled to the paid parental leave - so you should be able to as well.
I'm also an NZEI member and entitled to a 6 week salary maternity payment after baby is born - so you might be able to get that too! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD#1 Sept 08 DD#2 Oct 09 |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 17 August 2008 at 12:48pm
Yep its the parental tax credit, is worth max $1200 depending on your household annual income. Working for families has the thresholds on there website, they are pretty high. -------------
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monster wrote:Posted By: monster
Date Posted: 17 August 2008 at 1:23pm
Sadly I wasn't eligible for that as it's only for permanent positions, not fixed term. So unfortunately it depends on what contract you're on. -------------
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 17 August 2008 at 3:35pm
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Just thought I would mention this as some people don't know that PPL is very different for teachers. The way you get it is not the normal you have worked for x amount of time you get it. Nope as some teachers may have a job at a school but it may not be a permanent position it might be a long term releiver (even theu they do all the running of the classroom) or fixed term contract (which I think they changed the name from LTR to fixed term). ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Peanut
Date Posted: 18 August 2008 at 8:13am
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Hey there, as lizzle said if you have worked at the same school in the same job for 2 years they have to make you permanent as there is actually a job for you - as long as its not a matenity leave position as in teaching you can take up to 2 years maternity leave. So I think that means that your job can't be made permanent.
You should qualify for the Maternity Grant - ask your payroll person. Its 6 weeks at full pay - its paid by the ministry of ed so not by the school. Its only paid once baby is born and you need to take a copy of your birth cert into the school so means you may not get it until baby is about 10 weeks old. -------------  
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Posted By: monster
Date Posted: 18 August 2008 at 9:10am
I hope you do qualify for this. When I spoke to NZEI about mine they said I didn't qualify as I was on a fixed term position. -------------
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Posted By: gracebaby
Date Posted: 19 August 2008 at 10:29am
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Does anyone know if there is anything in the way of maternity grants etc available for women like me that run their own buisness? ------------- Gracebaby Married 6 Years 5 years TTC Started IVF in June 08 1 perfect embryo Our little miracle due 9th April |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 19 August 2008 at 1:44pm
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Your still entitled to PPL if you are self employed so long as you work the required hours and intend to take a break from work once baby arrives. There is also now a provision for self employed women to be able to do some admin work and still get the leave payment if not one else is available to do it for you.
If you aren't entitled to PPL then you should still be able to get the parental tax credit, it isn't as much and it does depend on your family income but the thresholds are pretty high. Have a look on the working for families website they have calculators and the thresholds. -------------
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Posted By: gracebaby
Date Posted: 19 August 2008 at 2:45pm
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Thanks Cuppatea, very helpful ------------- Gracebaby Married 6 Years 5 years TTC Started IVF in June 08 1 perfect embryo Our little miracle due 9th April |
