F1PART 5BRedundancy during a protected period of pregnancy

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49DRedundancy during a protected period of pregnancy

1

The Secretary of State may, by regulations, make provision about redundancy during, or after, a protected period of pregnancy.

2

A protected period of pregnancy is a period relating to the pregnancy of an employee that is calculated in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State.

3

Provision made by virtue of subsection (1) may include—

a

provision requiring an employer to offer alternative employment;

b

provision for the consequences of failure to comply with the regulations (which may include provision for dismissal to be treated as unfair for the purposes of Part 10).

4

Provision made by virtue of subsection (2) may include provision for the protected period of pregnancy to begin after the end of the pregnancy.