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Practical steps

Pregnancy and maternity

What you need to know

 

Pregnancy and maternity in the workplace - What steps should I take as an employer?


You will need to ensure that you, and your managers, understand your legal duties, are committed to fulfilling them and make decisions in a reasoned, consistent and fair manner.

You can achieve this by:

Developing and implement our model policies

 

Reviewing recruitment, selection and career development procedures

 

Reviewing how pregnancy and maternity-related absences are handled

 

Setting up systematic and objective procedures for implementing policies

 

Informing employees about the policies and procedures

 

Providing training to all managers

 

Keeping the policies and procedures under review

 
 


Download our full guidance: Pregnancy and maternity at work – a guide for employers in Northern Ireland (pdf, 3.2mb, 2016)
 
 
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