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How Does Maternity Leave and Maternity Pay Work?

In the UK, maternity leave and maternity pay are statutory, and therefore if you qualify to receive this, your employer is legally required to pay you the specific amount and allow you the specific amount of time off. Therefore, it is important to understand what you are entitled to regarding your maternity leave and maternity pay.

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How do I Conduct a Risk Assessment for Pregnant Workers?

A risk assessment is a health and safety obligation for UK employers to ensure their workplace is a safe area to work. Once an employee informs an employer that they are pregnant, a risk assessment must be conducted again to ensure that there are no additional hazards present which could affect the pregnant employee.

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Do I Have to Tell my Employer if I am Pregnant?

You legally must tell your employer that you are pregnant by the 15th week before your due date. If you would like to tell your employer earlier than this, you can. It is important to know how to tell your employer about your pregnancy properly, to ensure all health and safety steps are carried out.

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Can I Reduce my Hours if I am Pregnant?

You can certainly reduce the hours which you work during pregnancy and when you return to work after maternity leave. However, this might affect your maternity pay. Understanding the health benefits from working reduced hours and what this means to your pay is important.

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Can I Breastfeed at Work?

If you wish to breastfeed as a new mother you have the right to do so safely in your workplace. Your employer has a legal obligation to provide “suitable facilities” for new and expectant mothers in the workplace. Therefore, it is important to know your rights regarding breastfeeding in the workplace.

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Can a New or Expectant Mother Still Work?

A new or expectant mother can continue to work if they wish to, provided that their workplace is safe for them to work within. The UK health and safety legislation addresses the treatment of new and expectant mothers in the workplace and requires employers to conduct risk assessments to ensure these employees can continue to work safely.

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Am I Legally Required to do a Specific Risk Assessment for a Pregnant Employee?

Employers are legally required to do a general risk assessment for the workplace but are not legally required to do a specific risk assessment for a pregnant employee. However, it is certainly advised to do a specific risk assessment for a pregnant employee, because this will ensure that any risks to the pregnant employee are identified and accounted for.

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What is the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992?

The Manual Handling Operations Regulations of 1992 are there for employers to follow in order to keep a healthy workforce. This guide from DeltaNet explains what the regulations include, who they’re relevant to, and why they’re so important for workplace safety.

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What is Manual Handling?

Manual handling is a commonly used phrase, particularly at work. This guide from DeltaNet explains what it actually means, where it is relevant, and the regulations in place to reduce the risks of manual handling injuries.

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Using microlearning to support ongoing training

Listen to our Quality Assurance Specialist, Ryan, as he describes how to get the best out of your

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8 Health and Safety rules your business could be breaking

In the wake of Covid 19, understanding best practices for health and safety has never been more important

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Special podcast episode: How the sanctions on Russia affect compliance

Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine at the end of February, the west has imposed significant sanctions

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How does eLearning align with our business goals?

It’s a question you might have asked yourself before: ‘what does regulatory training have to do with my

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How to measure your Cyber Security training effectiveness

Cyber Security effectiveness We understand that choosing the right cybersecurity training program is a big decision for many

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Integrating an LXP with other platforms

Our Partnership Manager and resident eLearning platform expert, Joe, addresses the value of linking your LXP to other

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Protecting homeworkers Health and Safety

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recently updated its guidelines on protecting homeworkers, with numbers of remote workers

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What is Whistleblowing?

What is whistleblowing? ‘Whistleblowing’ is when a worker provides certain types of information which has come to their

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What is Whistleblowing Training?

Whistleblowing is by no means a new phenomenon; however, the whistleblowing culture is rapidly gathering momentum. It involves

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