Hazard identification and risk management

New and updated

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  Policies and procedures

  Breastfeeding/expressing milk policy

  A model policy to communicate the organisation's commitment to providing facilities for pregnant or new mothers who are breastfeeding or expressing milk. Facilities could include a dedicated rest room for pregnant employees and new mothers. Employers could also be flexible with working hours.

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  Employment law cases

  Employer's risk assessment failure after flood led to constructive dismissal

  In this case, an employer's failings regarding a health and safety risk assessment led to a finding of constructive dismissal against it.

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  FAQs

  Is an employer under a duty to dismiss an employee whose disability makes them particularly susceptible to the risk of harm?

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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

  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

  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?