196501-441596 FOI HR

Short Description
Maternity Leave Policy
Reference number
FOI196501-441596
Date
Request

I’d like to submit a Freedom of Information Act please: 
 
1.    Total number of staff that went on maternity leave since 2012? 
2.    Average length of maternity leave mothers has taken since 2012? E.g. 9 months or 1 year 
3.    Total number of mothers that returned full time to work after maternity leave? 
4.    Total number of mothers that returned to work part time following maternity leave? 
5.    Total number of mothers that did not return to work at all following maternity leave? 
6.    Number of stress absences after turning to work post birth in the first 2 years? 
7.    How many management instructions or disciplinaries related to mothers returning to work post birth? E.g. off for too many periods of time 
8.    What is your policy for staff needing time off to take care of their children or take their children to doctors’ appointments? 
9.    Do staff have to take unpaid leave to take care of their sick children, or do they get paid? 
10.    Do you carry out a health and safety risk assessment for pregnant women? 
11.    What is your maternity pay policy? 
12.    Are women explained their pregnancy rights when they tell their employer/manager they are pregnant? 
13.    Total number of employment tribunal claims since 2012 taken by mothers against the Council for any case with ‘maternity’ or ‘pregnancy’ mentioned since 2012? 
14.    Reason for employment tribunal claims if stated. 
15.    Total number of successful tribunals claims against the Council for any case with ‘maternity’ or ‘pregnancy’ mentioned since 2012? 

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