Family-friendly rights and support

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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?

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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 change their mind about when they want their maternity leave to start?

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  How to

  How to arrange cover for an employee's maternity leave

  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.

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  FAQs

  Where an employee has given notice to vary their maternity leave start date, how should the employer respond?