Maternity leave and pay checklist for members
This checklist is provided to help you assess whether your employer’s maternity leave and pay policy is compliant with the NEU position.
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Our model policies and policy checklists are designed to assist NEU reps in negotiating the best employment policies on behalf of our members.
Reps should strive to ensure policies are compliant with the NEU models.
Reps should consult members before agreeing new policies or changes to existing policies and should not agree policies that do not meet member expectations, any statutory requirements and NEU minimums.
Reps should always seek to work collaboratively with other unions.
Policy checklists should be used in conjunction with our model policies and can be used as a guide for reps when communicating with members over whether a proposed policy is acceptable.
If a policy is unacceptable, members should consider a collective response that may include taking industrial action. For further advice contact your branch.
Maternity leave and pay model policy
The aim of this model policy on maternity rights is to ensure that all teachers and support staff are aware of their statutory and contractual and that they are treated fairly and consistently in accordance with relevant legislation.
Maternity leave and pay
Maternity leave and pay for teachers and support staff– your rights, how to exercise them and how members and reps can work together to improve pay and working conditions for pregnant women and new mothers in schools and colleges.
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