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EMPLOYMENT LEGISLATION

SUSPENSION FROM WORK ON MEDICAL OR MATERNITY GROUNDS UNDER HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS  (PL705 Rev 4)

 
Contents

	General note Employees not covered by medical and maternity suspension arrangements Employees not covered by medical suspension provisions only
	Suspension on medical grounds Outline of provisions What is a medical suspension? The right to medical suspension pay
	Suspension on maternity grounds Outline of provisions Risk Assessment Avoiding the risk Removal of employees from risk Night work Offers of suitable alternative work The right to maternity suspension pay Continuity of employment and contractual benefits
	Remedies Failure to offer suitable alternative work Pay during suspension The right to complain of unfair dismissal Temporary replacements Settling a dispute Complaints to employment tribunals Health and Safety Executive Other employment legislation publications

Introduction

This document outlines provisions relating to instances where employees are required to be suspended from work on medical grounds or maternity grounds under employment legislation. It also aims to explain the means of redress available to an employee whose employer does not comply with the provisions. It is intended to give general guidance only and should not be regarded as a complete or authoritative statement of the law. Readers should be alert to the possibility of developments in case law that might affect the rights described.

Further information on these matters may be obtained from any regional office of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS).

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Last updated 28 June 2002