Preparing for Maternity Leave

November 19, 2008

Maternity leave has been a massive part of my job this year with a large number of employees expecting.

My to-do list has been bombarded with duties including risk assessments and processing leave dates and has left me with little time to do much else. However nice it has been, having baby shower invitations flooding in, the work that comes with it has been tough.

The increase in my workload has mainly come from ongoing risk assessments that i have had to carry out. It is my responsibility to make sure that a risk assessment is conducted for all employees. This should include specific risks to females of a childbearing age who could fall pregnant and any risks to new or expectant mothers. It is important that you liaise with the employee and ask them for any information that has been received from their doctor/midwife that could impact on the assessment.

Some of the common risks i have come across are:

Carrying/lifting of heavy loads
Work-related stress
Long working hours
Workstations and posture

As a number of people are taking maternity leave at around the same time, i have had to pan temporary cover too. This has been time consuming, although, it has been made a little easier with the increase in redundancies which has resulted in an increase in candidates looking for work.

Are you in the same boat and are having to deal with a number of employees taking maternity leave? If so, i would be interested to hear how you are managing.

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Posted by hrgirl | Filed Under Health and Well being, Policies and Procedures