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Pregnant employees
This chapter explains your legal obligations to employees who are pregnant
and how to meet those obligations.
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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.
![How to meet your obligations to pregnant employees]()
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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.
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It is your responsibility to take reasonable steps to provide a healthy and safe working environment for your employees.
![Managing health and safety risks]()
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Pregnant employees may be susceptible to a number of different health and safety hazards, which put them at greater risk.
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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.
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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.
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A safe job is a job that the employee can perform without any risk to her safety or the safety of her foetus.
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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.
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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.
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A pregnant employee may require changes to her working conditions.
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