Buckle up because this is a doozy calling all HR folks or anyone who has been in ANY type of similar situation
I was around 15 weeks pregnant when I told my boss and my director I was pregnant but didn’t inform anyone in HR yet. Around 2 ish weeks later my company did a lay off of our team and a good amount of people got canned (fun, right?)
My company (HR called) was kind enough offer me a temp role on a different team that would last until around January/Feb (Side note, I’m due in February). Remember no one knows I’m pregnant, only my old boss and old director (who by the way was also laid off) They said hopefully something permanent will open up, but if nothing does I will take my severance and go come January/February. I said sounds good.
Now in this new role, my pay and benefits have all stayed the same. I asked them about this and they said since nothing is changing other than your team, we aren’t going to have you sign anything. They said I’m coded the same in the system, basically the thought was just we are sending you to a new team and nothing is going to change (salary, benefits, etc) expect the fact that it’s a temp role. Again – never signed anything.
My question is WHERE do I go from here? When and SHOULD I even tell HR I’m pregnant? Since nothing changed other than the fact that it’s a temp role am I entitled to my companies maternity leave? Would it be better to keep my mouth shut and take the severance and go? I honestly have no idea what to do this is such an odd situation.