Family-friendly rights and support

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  FAQs

  Are employers under an obligation to provide breastfeeding facilities for nursing mothers?

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  How to

  How to respond to an employee's notification that they are pregnant

  Updated to take account of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018.

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  FAQs

  For how long is statutory adoption pay payable?

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  FAQs

  Can an employer terminate the contract of an employee on maternity leave?

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  FAQs

  On what day of the week does statutory maternity pay start?

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  FAQs

  Can an employee take a period of paid holiday in between their ordinary maternity leave and additional maternity leave?

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  FAQs

  Can an employee take on paid work during their maternity leave?

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  Quick reference

  Compulsory maternity leave

  A table setting out the compulsory maternity leave periods.

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  FAQs

  How does an employer determine an employee's right to statutory maternity pay?

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  FAQs

  Can an employer make informal enquiries of employees on maternity leave about whether or not they intend to return to work?