Pregnant workers and new mothers

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  Can an employer prevent an employee returning to work early from maternity leave because they are still breastfeeding?

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  Is there a cut-off point at which an employer's specific responsibility for the protection of a breastfeeding employee ends?

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  Are employers obliged to accommodate requests for lengthy breaks several times a day for the purpose of expressing milk?

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  Where an employee in the early stages of pregnancy is taking regular time off sick how should the employer handle the situation?

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  Where a risk to a new mother has been identified that cannot in itself be avoided, what is the first step that the employer should take?

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  Where an employer reduces a new mother's working hours to avoid a risk to their health and safety, can it reduce their pay accordingly?

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  Where it is not reasonable for an employer to alter a new mother's working conditions or hours of work, or doing so would not avoid the risk to their health, what should it do?

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  What does "suitable" alternative work mean in relation to a new mother who cannot do their normal job for health and safety reasons?

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  What are the consequences for a new mother of refusing an offer of suitable alternative employment made for health and safety reasons?

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  Why is it important for an employer to keep the risk assessment for a pregnant employee under review?