Comments on: Maternity and Risk Assessments http://www.pjhlaw.co.uk/blog/maternity-and-risk-assessments/ Exclusively Employment Law Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:38:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Liam http://www.pjhlaw.co.uk/blog/maternity-and-risk-assessments/#comment-2061 Liam Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:02:45 +0000 http://www.pjhlaw.co.uk/blog/maternity-and-risk-assessments/#comment-2061 Please give me a call on Monday on 0870 350 5805. There are steps you can take to protect your position in these circumstances if you feel you are at risk. Your employer is entitled to reasonable proof of pregnancy. A letter from a midwife should be sufficient for now. In due course you will need to give your employer a MATB1 form from which you can obtain from your midwife, although I understand you will not normally be given this form until later in the pregnancy - from the 20th week. Regards - Liam Pike. Solicitor 0870 350 5805. Please give me a call on Monday on 0870 350 5805. There are steps you can take to protect your position in these circumstances if you feel you are at risk. Your employer is entitled to reasonable proof of pregnancy. A letter from a midwife should be sufficient for now. In due course you will need to give your employer a MATB1 form from which you can obtain from your midwife, although I understand you will not normally be given this form until later in the pregnancy - from the 20th week.

Regards - Liam Pike.
Solicitor

0870 350 5805.

]]> By: sian hughes http://www.pjhlaw.co.uk/blog/maternity-and-risk-assessments/#comment-2059 sian hughes Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:48:40 +0000 http://www.pjhlaw.co.uk/blog/maternity-and-risk-assessments/#comment-2059 Hi i am in my 12th week of pregnancy and informed my employers of this five weeks ago a risk assessment has still not been taken place. This is due to the fact that they requested a letter from my midwife to prove that i am infact pregnant, i have provided them with this letter and they have now told me that it is not enough evidence and i now need to give them a letter stating my due date. i dont know what to about this as they are putting myself and my unborn at risk i have quite a physical job and they have not changed anything. Hi i am in my 12th week of pregnancy and informed my employers of this five weeks ago a risk assessment has still not been taken place. This is due to the fact that they requested a letter from my midwife to prove that i am infact pregnant, i have provided them with this letter and they have now told me that it is not enough evidence and i now need to give them a letter stating my due date. i dont know what to about this as they are putting myself and my unborn at risk i have quite a physical job and they have not changed anything.

]]> By: donna woodman http://www.pjhlaw.co.uk/blog/maternity-and-risk-assessments/#comment-1902 donna woodman Mon, 19 May 2008 13:00:59 +0000 http://www.pjhlaw.co.uk/blog/maternity-and-risk-assessments/#comment-1902 i informed my hr department that i was pregnant on the 25th of march, was told i need proof of pregnancy before risk assessment could be done. my booking in with themidwife as not until 22nd april, when i did take proof of pregnancy in i was told by my hr manager the risk assessment needed to be done by the person who was on holiday, i expressed my concerns to my line manager and sheherself went to hr and asked if she could do it,she was also told that as it is the first one it needed to be done by the person who was not there due to it being a more in depth one, the following evening in work i miscarried. is this the right procedure. i informed my hr department that i was pregnant on the 25th of march, was told i need proof of pregnancy before risk assessment could be done. my booking in with themidwife as not until 22nd april, when i did take proof of pregnancy in i was told by my hr manager the risk assessment needed to be done by the person who was on holiday, i expressed my concerns to my line manager and sheherself went to hr and asked if she could do it,she was also told that as it is the first one it needed to be done by the person who was not there due to it being a more in depth one, the following evening in work i miscarried. is this the right procedure.

]]> By: Liam http://www.pjhlaw.co.uk/blog/maternity-and-risk-assessments/#comment-1709 Liam Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:59:03 +0000 http://www.pjhlaw.co.uk/blog/maternity-and-risk-assessments/#comment-1709 Maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave - yes you have to give your employees these types of leave if they qualify. However, Statutory Maternity Pay can be reclaimed in full or in part (in the form of reduced NICs). Small employers can actually reclaim more than the amount they pay to their employees. Larger employers can reclaim slightly less than the full amount). Sick pay - you have to pay Statutory Sick Pay as a minimum. SSP is paid from the 4th day of sickness for 28 weeks. You do not have to pay full pay for prolonged periods of absence (or for any sickness absence). Maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave - yes you have to give your employees these types of leave if they qualify. However, Statutory Maternity Pay can be reclaimed in full or in part (in the form of reduced NICs). Small employers can actually reclaim more than the amount they pay to their employees. Larger employers can reclaim slightly less than the full amount).

Sick pay - you have to pay Statutory Sick Pay as a minimum. SSP is paid from the 4th day of sickness for 28 weeks. You do not have to pay full pay for prolonged periods of absence (or for any sickness absence).

]]> By: Gary LemonShell http://www.pjhlaw.co.uk/blog/maternity-and-risk-assessments/#comment-1705 Gary LemonShell Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:42:50 +0000 http://www.pjhlaw.co.uk/blog/maternity-and-risk-assessments/#comment-1705 Hi, I hope your site is the right place to ask this question; I own a small business and can not really afford to have my employees on leave for months at a time. Do I have to provide maternity, paternity and medical leave? It would be interesting what your readers think. http://www.lemonshell.com/legal/employmentlaw.aspx Hi, I hope your site is the right place to ask this question; I own a small business and can not really afford to have my employees on leave for months at a time. Do I have to provide maternity, paternity and medical leave? It would be interesting what your readers think.
http://www.lemonshell.com/legal/employmentlaw.aspx

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