When Will I Get Dragged Indoors?

[CHARLIE13]

Hi. I've been with RM for just over 4 years. This is my 2nd pregnancy since joining the company. I was just wondering if anyone could answer a question for me, as I can't remembe how things were done during my last pregnancy (which was just over 3 years ago).
I can't remember at what point I got brought indoors during my last pregnancy. I believe I was on Delivery til quite far into it.
I'm 22 weeks (4.5 months). It's just that I'm starting to find Delivery a bit harder this time round, mostly down to the stupid heat (my last pregnancy was mostly in the colder months). My worst nightmare would be to to tell my Manager/DOM that the heat is really getting to me, and then for me to end up spending the rest of my pregnancy indoors.
Can anyone tell me when I'll be bought off Delivery? Or is it to my Managers'/DOMs' discression?

[Lounge Lizard]

Not sure about that but if you're within reach of Mount Pleasant I'm told they've got a lovely nursery there that your children could go to.

[RB]

Firstly - congratulations on your wonderful news. Not sure if this applies to all businesses but in my previous occupation the moment a member of staff told her line manager she was pregnant a risk assessment was completed and then revisited at least every 4 weeks. The onus was very much on the member of staff to say how much she could manage and what was best for her and her unborn child. If this meant an adjustment in her duties or pattern of attendance then so be it. Good luck and best wishes.

[CHARLIE13]

Hi. I guess that's how it's done with RM (can't remember, as have memory issues). Had 1st Risk Assessment at 6 weeks, then 2nd not until 20 weeks (apparently they'd "forgotten" I was needing another 1). Meant to get 3rd next week, but even if I remind them, not going to hold my breath as to when it happens (Manager that did 1st Risk Assistant has been in another office since doing it, so can't guarantee I'll get someone that knows what they're doing).

[Patrick Clifton]

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/parents/mon ... g_10026556" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Some info there, hope it helps.

[POSTMAN]

Health & Safety
for pregnant women

All workers have a right to be protected from hazards at work and employers have a duty to care for the health and safety of their employees. However, pregnant women have specific rights to protection at work, for themselves and their unborn child.

Employers have three specific duties:

1.To carry out a risk assessment. As soon as it is known that an employee is pregnant, a risk assessment should be carried out on their job.

Risk assessment should:
Identify all significant hazards to health and safety
Assess the risks they pose
Implement necessary effective control systems
Inform, instruct and train employees
Check the system works
Review the system controls and plans

2.To make temporary changes to working conditions and/or working hours to avoid exposure to health risks. If, having assessed a duty, the employer identifies a risk to a pregnant woman or an unborn child, they must provide alternative work which does not present any risk. Where a risk is identified as being the result of shift-working, the employer must provide alternative working patterns which do not
present a risk to the mother or unborn child.

3.To send an employee home on full pay if suitable alternative work cannot be provided. If suitable alternative work is offered, it is expected that an employee will undertake such work. Should a woman refuse to do so unreasonably, she would forfeit her rights to be sent home on full pay.

The directive also covers new mothers, which means for a period after the baby is born women are still covered by the act.If a woman feels that her health is being in any way put at risk, by any work she is being asked to undertake, or if she feels that anything she is being asked to do may pose a danger to her new child, she should consult her branch

http://www.cwu.org/assets/_files/docume ... Rights.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg373.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;