Glossary

This relates to pregnancy and maternity discrimination. It's a period of time during which you have special protections from discrimination. The period begins at the start of your pregnancy. If you take maternity leave, it ends at the end of your maternity leave or (if earlier) on return to work after the pregnancy. Otherwise, it ends two weeks after the end of your pregnancy. Even after the protected period has ended, you still can’t be discriminated against for having taken maternity leave or having tried to take maternity leave.