New and Expectant Mothers – Online Learning
To put it simply, this online course equips individuals with the knowledge and skills to support new and expectant mothers in the workplace. With this e-learning course:
- Understand health and safety protections for pregnant employees
- Explore employment rights and entitlements, including maternity and parental leave
- Learn best practices for fostering an inclusive, respectful work environment
- Identify employee and employer responsibilities
- Gain insight into managing maternity leave, returning to work, and handling sensitive situations such as the loss of a baby
Available in 75 languages.
Course Introduction
Supporting new and expectant mothers in the workplace is crucial for fostering inclusive and respectful environments. This course equips learners with essential knowledge of health and safety protections, employment rights, and best practices to ensure the well-being of women during pregnancy and after childbirth.
It covers key aspects such as health and safety law, risk assessments, maternity and parental leave, and protection from discrimination. Learners will also explore the importance of record keeping and understand how to support mothers in returning to work, including during difficult circumstances like the loss of a baby. The course emphasises the benefits of creating supportive workplaces that promote well-being for both employees and employers.
Course Content
- Understand who new and expectant mothers are in the workplace
- Explore the health and safety protections they are entitled to under UK law
- Review their employment rights, including leave entitlements and protection from discrimination
- Learn about employee responsibilities and how to ensure legal safeguards are applied
- Explore case studies to reinforce learning on supporting new and expectant mothers
- Define health and safety protections for new and expectant mothers
- Identify key UK legislation safeguarding pregnant workers
- Explore risk assessments for new and expectant mothers
- Assess potential hazards for pregnant employees in the workplace
- Explore necessary adjustments to reduce risks, including flexible hours, reduced travel, and modified duties
- Learn the legal requirements for ensuring a safe and supportive work environment
- Review case studies to apply best practices for health and safety protections
- Review UK legislation protecting rights for new and expectant mothers.
- Define maternity leave and paternity pay.
- Identify rights and entitlements for new parents regarding leave and support.
- Explore the Equality Act 2010’s role in preventing discrimination.
- Review case studies on workplace discrimination.
- Understand the importance of record-keeping and communication.
- Explore shared parental leave eligibility and unpaid parental leave.
- Understand rights for adopting parents and those using surrogacy, as well as provisions for bereaved parents.
- Review best practices for supporting new and expectant mothers in the workplace.
- Define the significance of an inclusive and respectful work environment.
- Identify key elements of maternity policies and enhanced benefits.
- Establish the role of communication, such as Keeping in Touch (KIT) days.
- Explore the importance of flexible arrangements for a smooth return to work.
- Recognise the need for compassionate support for employees facing sensitive situations.
- Discuss the value of record-keeping and compliance with data protection laws.
- Review case studies to reinforce learning about best practices.
- A chance to test your knowledge of the topic with scoring
- The e-learning course comes with free CPD certificates for the learners
Customisable
All content can be adapted and altered to suit your needs. Courses are white-label as standard, but can include logos and branding where required. We can also provide AI generated language translations on demand.
Updates
All content is regularly reviewed and updated to ensure technical accuracy, best practice and legal compliance for your learners. Updates are all automatically made to content.
Certification
Your employees will receive personalised and dated certificates upon successful completion of our CPD certified e-learning courses. All courses have relevant accreditations.
Integration
Deliver e-learning courses via your own branded learning portal provided by us or upload our regularly updated courses to your own LMS if you would prefer.
