Practical guidance on the health and safety rights of new and expectant mothers, including risk assessments for pregnant and breastfeeding employees; and suspension on health and safety grounds.
Practical guidance on arranging cover for an employee's maternity leave, including fixed-term workers; secondment; acting up; arranging the handover; and the employee's return to work.
Practical guidance on taking disciplinary action against an employee during pregnancy or maternity leave, including avoiding discrimination; and dismissing an employee on maternity leave.
Practical guidance on staying in touch with employees on maternity leave, including what is "reasonable contact"; pre-maternity leave interviews; discussing the return to work; and redundancy or reorganisation.