FAQs for employees

In this section, you can find the answers to questions you may have about your rights at work throughout your pregnancy and maternity leave and when you return to work after maternity leave. You can find information about your entitlement to time off for antenatal appointments, how to prepare for maternity leave and advice on how to stay in touch with your employer during your maternity leave. Just click on the topic below to get more information.  If you can’t find the information you’re looking for try our help and support page, here you'll find a number of organisations that you can contact for more advice.

• Applying for jobs
• Pay, Promotion, Breaks and Benefits 
• Leave
• Contact with employer during maternity leave and return to work
• Flexible working requests 
• Dismissal, redundancy, constructive dismissal and complaints procedures 
• Where to get advice

• During pregnancy
• During maternity leave
• On returning to work