Pregnant employees

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• How to meet your obligations to pregnant employees
  As an employer, you have certain obligations to all your employees. When an employee is pregnant, you have some additional legal obligations with which you must comply.
  March 21, 2020

• Informing employees of their rights
  The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) requires you to give new employees a copy of the Fair Work Information Statement either before they start or as soon as practicable after they start employment.
  March 21, 2020

• Managing health and safety risks
  It is your responsibility to take reasonable steps to provide a healthy and safe working environment for your employees.
  March 21, 2020

• Health and safety hazards for pregnant employees
  Pregnant employees may be susceptible to a number of different health and safety hazards, which put them at greater risk.
  March 21, 2020

• What to do if a pregnant employee is working in a high-risk role
  If you are concerned about the type of work your pregnant employee is performing, e.g. heavy lifting, you can ask for a medical certificate to ensure the safety of the pregnant employee and her unborn baby.
  March 21, 2020

• What to do if it is unsafe for a pregnant employee to continue in her role
  A pregnant employee who is fit for work, but who cannot continue to do her job because of risks arising out of her pregnancy, will be entitled to one of two things.
  March 21, 2020

• What is a safe job?
  A safe job is a job that the employee can perform without any risk to her safety or the safety of her foetus.
  March 21, 2020

• What is no safe job leave?
  If you don’t have an appropriate safe job for your pregnant employee to perform, she can take no safe job leave for the period her old job is unsafe.
  March 21, 2020

• Absence due to pregnancy-related illness
  If a pregnant employee is performing her original role and becomes unfit for work due to pregnancy-related illness, she can take paid personal leave.
  March 21, 2020

• Consulting pregnant employees
  A pregnant employee may require changes to her working conditions.
  March 21, 2020

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