MATERNITY LEAVE
Notification of Pregnancy
On notification of Pregnancy to
the Human Resources Department at Head Office you will
be sent a Maternity Guide. This guide tells you your entitlements.
To comply with the Company’s Health and Safety requirements
you will be visited by the Human Resources Manager who
will carry out a risk assessment of your duties.
Attendance at Ante-natal
Clinic
Attendance at an ante-natal clinic
will be allowed without loss of pay, provided the appointment
to attend is made on medical advice and on production
of a certificate confirming the pregnancy, together with
the appropriate appointment card, (apart from the first
appointment during pregnancy).
Maternity Leave / Pay
Your entitlement to Maternity Leave
and pay is detailed in the Maternity Guide sent out by
the Human Resources Department at Head Office. Please
contact the Human Resources Manager if you have any questions
with regards to Maternity Leave and Pay.
Company Vehicle
Vehicles provided by the Company
to employees are in pursuant of its business operating
standards and are therefore to be made available for demonstration/
sale or to customers on a daily basis during normal business
hours to satisfy this requirement. The Company reserves
the contractual right during maternity leave to require
the employee to return to the Company their Company vehicle.
The Company will operate this right on a discretionary
basis. In such cases where the Company operates this clause,
it will do so with reasonable notice and an employee will
be provided with the use of a vehicle once more when they
return to their duties.
Return to Work
We hope that you choose to
come back to work after your maternity leave. If you return
to work after ordinary maternity leave you are entitled
to return to the same job on the same terms and conditions
as if you had not been away.
