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Notify employment of a pregnant or breastfeeding woman

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If one of your employees has informed you that she is pregnant or breastfeeding, you must report this to the competent supervisory authority.

		    


                					    

						    

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The Maternity Protection Act applies to all pregnant and breastfeeding women who are in an employment relationship. A woman within the meaning of the Maternity Protection Act is any person who is pregnant, has given birth or is breastfeeding - regardless of the gender stated in the birth registration. When and whether the employed woman informs you as a company about her pregnancy or breastfeeding is up to her. 

If you have received information about the pregnancy or breastfeeding period, you must report this to the competent authority. 

Regardless of the type of employment relationship, the Maternity Protection Act also applies to 


  • Women who work part-time,
  • Women in a marginal employment relationship (mini-job),
  • Women with fixed-term employment contracts or in the probationary period,
  • Women who are in vocational training and trainees,
  • students
  • school pupils
  • Women with disabilities who are employed in a workshop for disabled people,
  • women working as volunteers within the meaning of the Youth Volunteer Service Act or the Federal Volunteer Service Act, and
  • women who work as members of a spiritual cooperative, deaconesses or members of a similar community in a permanent position or on the basis of an employment contract, including during the period of their extracurricular training there.
  • Women who are considered to be employee-like persons (i.e. who are not subject to social security but are subject to pension insurance) as follows:
    
 
    • Occupational health and safety provisions of the Maternity Protection Act apply
								    

									    Requirements
  • The employee, pupil, intern or student has provided information about her pregnancy or breastfeeding.
								    
What documents do I need?
    
    
  • Name and address of the company or training center        
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  • Type and time scope of the activity        
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  • The fees that have been paid to them        
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  • Information on whether pregnant or breastfeeding women are to be employed until 10 p.m., on Sundays and public holidays or with clocked work        
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  • Result of the assessment of working conditions according to § 10 MuSchG        
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  • The responsible office may request further information and documents.        
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