Hazard identification and risk management

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  How to

  How to deal with the health and safety rights of new and expectant mothers

  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.

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  FAQs

  Can an employer offer a new mother less money for alternative work where they cannot do their normal job because of the risks involved?

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  FAQs

  Why is it important for an employer to keep the risk assessment for a new mother under review?

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  FAQs

  Are there any risks specific to employees who are breastfeeding that employers must consider?

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  FAQs

  What adjustments to a new mother's working conditions or hours of work might an employer make?

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  FAQs

  Can employees postpone their return to work after maternity leave because they are breastfeeding?

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  FAQs

  Can an employer prevent an employee returning to work early from maternity leave because they are still breastfeeding?

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  FAQs

  Is there a cut-off point at which an employer's specific responsibility for the protection of a breastfeeding employee ends?

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  FAQs

  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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  FAQs

  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?