Equality Liaison Officers’ Seminar:

New Maternity Provisions

Juliette Franklin 23 November 2010

Maternity Pay

• Regulation 29

• Determination – Annex L

Maternity Leave

• Regulation 33

• Ante-natal leave

• Maternity leave

• Determination – Annex Q and Annex R

Other types of leave

• Regulation 33

• Maternity support leave• Parental leave• Adoption leave• Adoption support leave

• Determination – Annex S

Guidance on managing maternity and related issues

• PNB Circular 10/5

• 9th August 2010

• Scope

Guidance on managing maternity and related issues

• Training and communication

• Fertility treatment

• New and expectant mothers

Guidance on managing maternity and related issues

• Generic risk assessments

• Notification

• Specific risk assessments

Guidance on managing maternity and related issues

• Sickness absence

• Antenatal care

• Maternity leave and pay

• Annual leave

Guidance on managing maternity and related issues

• Maintaining contact

• Recall to duty

• Keeping in touch (“KIT”) days

• Return to work

Guidance on managing maternity and related issues

• Dependant’s care allowance

• Breastfeeding

• Monitoring

Flexible working in the police service

• April 2007 guidance

Trends

• Flexible/bespoke hours

• Probation

• Promotion

• Annual leave

• Any others?

Any questions?