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Is an employer obliged to carry out an individual risk assessment for all pregnant employees?
Is there a cut-off point at which an employer's specific responsibility for the protection of a breastfeeding employee ends?
Are employers obliged to accommodate requests for lengthy breaks several times a day for the purpose of expressing milk?
Where a risk to a new mother has been identified that cannot in itself be avoided, what is the first step that the employer should take?
Where an employer reduces a new mother's working hours to avoid a risk to their health and safety, can it reduce their pay accordingly?
Where it is not reasonable for an employer to alter a new mother's working conditions or hours of work, or doing so would not avoid the risk to their health, what should it do?
What does "suitable" alternative work mean in relation to a new mother who cannot do their normal job for health and safety reasons?
What are the consequences for a new mother of refusing an offer of suitable alternative employment made for health and safety reasons?
Why is it important for an employer to keep the risk assessment for a pregnant employee under review?
Where a risk to a pregnant employee has been identified that cannot be avoided, what is the first step that the employer should take?

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