Rights for pregnant or breastfeeding women
All workers who are pregnant or on maternity leave have the right to not to be discriminated against because of pregnancy, for example, individuals must not be disciplined for pregnancy-related sickness absence. The hirer of an agency worker must also not end an assignment because they find out a worker is pregnant.
An organisation that has pregnant workers or new mothers working in it must take steps to minimise the risk of harm to the workers or their babies.
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