Agency worker regulations and maternity/paternity entitlements Appendix 1 Flowchart Maternity leave – Appendix 2 Flowchart Shared Parental Leave – Appendix 3 New and expectant mothers initial risk assessment form Appendix 4 New and expectant mothers risk assessment review form Appendix 5 paternity leave checklist Manager’s maternity/ additional Appendix 6 Glossary of terms Appendix 7 Form MP3 Introduction The purpose of this guidance is to take you through the provisions of the maternity and paternity leave and pay provisions, as they apply to Teachers under the Conditions of Service Handbook for Teachers (Burgundy Book) and to Support Staff employed under the terms of the NJC for Local Government Services (Green Book). Open discussion between the employer and the employee is encouraged, thereby ensuring that questions or problems are resolved as quickly as possible. As the provisions are complex, if an employee becomes pregnant, or their partner is pregnant, they should clarify the relevant procedures with you or a member of the to ensure that they are followed Schools’ HR Team correctly. Maternity leave Broadly, all pregnant employees can take up to maternity leave (OML) and up 26 weeks’ ordinary to maternity leave (AML), making a total of 52 weeks. This is regardless of 26 weeks’ additional the number of hours they work or their length of service. Additional maternity leave begins on the day after ordinary maternity leave ends. to pay depends on a number of factors, such as length of service and An employee’s entitlement whether their pay is high enough. are able to explain what their general The Schools’ HR Team entitlements are. If circumstances change, please contact the for further Schools’ HR Team advice. come partly from statute and partly from their contract of employment. An employee’s rights 2.1 Notification of pregnancy The employee is required to give notice that she is pregnant and intends to take maternity leave no later than the 15th week before the Expected Week of Childbirth (EWC).
Agency worker regulations and maternity/paternity entitlements Appendix 1 Flowchart – Maternity leave Appendix 2 Flowchart – Shared Parental Leave Appendix 3 New and expectant mothers initial risk assessment form Appendix 4 New and expectant mothers risk assessment review form Appendix 5 Manager’s maternity/ additional paternity leave checklist Appendix 6 Glossary of terms Appendix 7 Form MP3 Introduction The purpose of this guidance is to take you through the provisions of the maternity and paternity leave and pay provisions, as they apply to Teachers under the Conditions of Service Handbook for Teachers (Burgundy Book) and to Support Staff employed under the terms of the NJC for Local Government Services (Green Book). Open discussion between the employer and the employee is encouraged, thereby ensuring that questions or problems are resolved as quickly as possible. As the provisions are complex, if an employee becomes pregnant, or their partner is pregnant, they should clarify the relevant procedures with you or a member of the Schools’ HR Team to ensure that they are followed correctly. Maternity leave Broadly, all pregnant employees can take up to 26 weeks’ ordinary maternity leave (OML) and up to 26 weeks’ additional maternity leave (AML), making a total of 52 weeks. This is regardless of the number of hours they work or their length of service. Additional maternity leave begins on the day after ordinary maternity leave ends. An employee’s entitlement to pay depends on a number of factors, such as length of service and whether their pay is high enough. The Schools’ HR Team are able to explain what their general entitlements are. If circumstances change, please contact the Schools’ HR Team for further advice. An employee’s rights come partly from statute and partly from their contract of employment. 2.1 Notification of pregnancy The employee is required to give notice that she is pregnant and intends to take maternity leave no later than the 15th week before the Expected Week of Childbirth (EWC).