This letter can be sent to a pregnant employee following a health and safety risk assessment. If the risk assessment has identified the employee’s current role as a risk then the employee needs to be offered alternative work or be suspended on full pay if there is no other suitable work available.

This letter can be sent to an employee why has notifying the organisation of her intention to take maternity leave. This letter outlines details on both leave and pay entitlements.

This letter can be sent to an employee who has submitted their resignation whilst on maternity leave. This letter accepts the employee’s resignation and outlines details of final pay.

This letter can be sent to an employee who has requested time off to attend an ante natal appointment. The letter confirms the request and also notes that the time off will be paid.

This letter informs a pregnant employee that a risk assessment was carried out and that it is not considered safe for them to continue in their role while pregnant. The letter instead provides details of a suitable alternative role.

This letter should be issued to an employee that has notified the organisation of their intention to take maternity leave. This letter outlines to the employee their entitlements to receive statutory maternity pay

This letter is designed to be sent to an employee that is currently on maternity leave, informing them of a job opening which might be of interest to them, that has become available during their maternity leave

This letter should be sent to an employee who has just given birth, to send them the organisations best wishes

This form should be submitted by an employee who had requested for maternity leave to begin on some date, but whose child has been born prior to this date, in order for them to request that their maternity leave/pay commence on the day after childbirth.

This form should be completed by a competent person to risk assess new mothers and pregnant employees.

This risk assessment form should be completed by the organisations risk assessment manager, in order to establish any aspects of the workplace that could be hazardous to a pregnant employee. The form is a questionnaire, with space to detail actions that the employer should take to mitigate the risk identified

This form should be filled out by employees that intend to take maternity leave, confirming expected dates of birth/date that maternity is due to start, as well as whether they qualify for statutory or enhanced maternity pay

This form should be submitted by a pregnant employee who wishes to request that the start date of their maternity leave be changed from a previously agreed date, and should include both the previous start date and the requested new start date

This contract clause can be included in employees contracts of employment, outlining enhanced maternity pay entitlements. There are multiple options in this clause for the employer in terms of what requirements they will expect from their employees in order to avail of enhanced maternity pay

This policy outlines the organisations procedure when employees returning from maternity leave wish to request a variation to their contractual hours of work.

This policy outlines the employers approach to securing maternity cover. Details regarding handovers, training and keeping in touch days are included in the policy.

This maternity leave policy outlines to employees their employment rights upon becoming pregnant, including maternity leave entitlements, requirements to qualify for maternity leave, and how to apply for maternity leave among other factors.