Why you have to get your maternity issues right
Maternity law for employers can be a minefield. But ignore your wide-ranging legal duties as an employer and you could be facing, and potentially losing, a disastrous Employment Tribunal. Employment Tribunals waste valuable management time and money, damage morale and can ruin your reputation. And if you lose, the financial consequences to your business can prove terminal.
Protect your business from only £99 plus VAT for 12 months
Our two employment law products - Smart 100 and Smart 200 – help you avoid the dangers of employment tribunals, and can cover your costs if things go wrong. Packages start at only £99 plus VAT for 12 months - a cost-effective business investment.
All your maternity law questions answered by the experts
As an Employment Law Extra customer, you receive detailed, trustworthy and practical advice and support from our experts on the following maternity law-related topics:
- Ante Natal Care
- Maternity Leave
- Maternity Pay
- Dismissal/ Discrimination
- Health & Safety
- Redundancy
170 regularly updated downloadable policies, procedures, forms and letters
Our “What the Law Says” section gives clear and concise advice on maternity and your latest legal obligations as an employer. Invest in either Smart 100 or Smart 200 and you’ll also get 170 regularly updated downloadable documents including your own:
There is also a separate detailed section on adoption leave and pay, paternity leave and pay, and guidance on redundancy of employees who are on maternity leave.
Advice from reputable lawyers (in plain English)
Every one of your documents is written and prepared in plain English by a team of fully qualified, highly reputable employment lawyers. Because when it comes to employment law, you need advice you can both understand and trust.
Maternity law-related legislation you need to know about
Smart 100 and Smart 200 give you a practical, expert and working guide to what the following legislation means to your business:
- The Social Security Act 1989
- The Employment Rights Act 1996
- The Employment Act 2002
- Maternity and Parental Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2002
- The Work and Family Act 2006
Important legal obligations – is your business exposed?
The law gives pregnant employees a number of rights, and also protects them from action in certain situations.
Do you know what these rights and situations are? And are you fully aware of what can happen to your business if you mishandle your maternity-related employment issues.