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Good
morning!
As
a recruiter or HR professional, quite often you'll receive professionals
applying for positions who are pregnant. Are there any rules in place for
dealing with such candidates? What are the risks an employer would have
should the candidate have a high-risk pregnancy? And after birth, what
should employers to regarding accomondating pumping needs?
Lots
of questions! From my wanderings about the Internet, I've come across the
following resources you might find useful both as an employer or employee:
http://www.hrnext.com/content/view.cfm?subs_articles_id=1303
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/fs-preg.html
http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/employmentpregn/
http://www.fairmeasures.com/disability.html#pg
Certainly
we're all aware of maternity/paternity leaves. But what about when the
professional comes back to work?
Many
women nowadays opt to pump breast milk and store it in a refrigerator.
Long long ago back in 1996, I did that myself when I returned as a contractor
- you never know the ultimate of luxury until you have to find an empty
telephone closet in which to pump. :-) So if you have a female employee
returning from maternity leave and discover she needs a pumping station,
consider making your place of employment more mommy-friendly by providing
a quiet room and refrigerator for storage in which to accomplish this.
Should you also wish to provide the equipment, http://www.medela.com/
is one of the best-known product producers in this department.
Next,
remember the following very important point. It two to be parents. Paternity
leave is also very important (and kudos should go to the man who recognizes
the importance of babyizing and taking care of the new mother as well!).
Information about paternity leave and the workplace can be found at
http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/8258.html
http://www.kinderstart.com/bringinghomebaby/daddyhood/paternityleave.html
http://www.thebabycorner.com/dads/info/fathers0014.html
http://www.familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,20-16544,00.html
Fathers
World
Finally,
as someone who has enjoyed the sheer thrill and excitement of bringing
in three children into the world (not to mention preparing for the 4th),
take note of the following key wisdom. When the time comes for the employee
to stride boldly into the hospital, yes, it's okay to leave the laptop
at home. :-)
ThankYouVeryMuch!
ThankYouVeryMuch!
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