Practical guidance on managing an agency worker who is pregnant or a new mother, including rights under the Agency Workers Regulations 2010; the 12-week qualifying period; pregnancy and maternity discrimination; risk assessments; antenatal appointments; and maternity leave and pay.
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.