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Pregnancy and Covid-19 - advice to members
Dear Colleague,
PREGNANCY AND COVID-19 – ADVICE TO MEMBERS
Never before have the Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999 been so important to pregnant women who work in the transport industry. Under these regulations:
- Employers must try to remove or prevent exposure to risks
- If that is not possible, working from home should be allowed
- If that is not possible, suitable alternative employment at the same rate of pay should be offered if available
- If none of this is possible, pregnant women must be suspended from work on full pay for as long as necessary.
The obligation for a risk assessment for all working pregnant women is made clear in the guidance by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. This is linked on the government’s website (Gov.uk) Covid-19 guidance page, under the title Health and Wellbeing – Guidance on pregnancy and coronavirus:
Do note that detailed information is also provided by the specialist group Maternity Action:
Please make the contents of this Circular available to all appropriate members.
Yours sincerely
Mick Cash
General Secretary
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