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Section : Support employees returning to work
Domain : Human Resource Management
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This chunk is part of the "Support employees returning to work" section in the Parental Leave Best Practice Guide, which discusses flexible working arrangements for employees transitioning back to work after parental leave, including the importance of providing suitable facilities for breastfeeding and accommodating employees' needs during this period.
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Some employees may want to transition their working hours over an agreed period. For example, coming back 2 days per week for the first month, increasing to 3 days for the next month, and then returning to their normal working hours. This type of arrangement can help employees as they settle their child into childcare and adjust to their new role as a working parent. An employee may be able to access any available PLP while they transition back to work. PRACTICAL TIP: Some employees require suitable facilities to breastfeed or express breast milk when they return to work. Best practice employers provide their employees with access to a suitable room and let employees take appropriate breaks to breastfeed or express. Ask breastfeeding parents what they need when they return to work. Consider privacy, timing of breaks, comfortable seating, access to power for a breast pump and where to store equipment and expressed milk. If they intend to breastfeed at work discuss how this can be managed, including any workplace health and safety or privacy concerns.
- What is the proposed transition plan for employees returning to work after parental leave?
- How can the transition plan assist employees in adjusting to their new roles as working parents?
- What does PLP stand for, and how might it be relevant for employees transitioning back to work?
- What facilities should employers provide for breastfeeding employees returning to work?
- Why is it important to ask breastfeeding parents about their needs when they return to work?
- What considerations should be taken into account regarding privacy and health when discussing breastfeeding at work?
- What are some specific needs that breastfeeding employees might have in the workplace?
- How can employers ensure that breastfeeding employees have appropriate breaks?
- What role does comfortable seating play in supporting breastfeeding employees?
- What should be discussed with employees who intend to breastfeed at work?