FAQs

All items: Health and safety

If an employer is required to pay for special corrective glasses for an employee to use for visual display unit work, is there a limit to how often the employer is required to pay for these?
Is an employer under a duty to dismiss an employee whose disability makes them particularly susceptible to the risk of harm?
Can an employer offer a new mother less money for alternative work where they cannot do their normal job because of the risks involved?
Can an employer prevent an employee returning to work early from maternity leave because they are still breastfeeding?
Is there a cut-off point at which an employer's specific responsibility for the protection of a breastfeeding employee ends?
Why is it important for an employer to keep the risk assessment for a new mother under review?
Are there any risks specific to employees who are breastfeeding that employers must consider?
What adjustments to a new mother's working conditions or hours of work might an employer make?
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?

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