Yes. You must ensure that all pregnant employees take off at least two weeks (four weeks, in the case of employees who work in factories) to care for the baby after its birth. In addition, you must assess the health and safety risks posed both to pregnant workers, and to workers who have recently given birth and who are breastfeeding.
If this assessment reveals that the health or safety of the employee is at threatened, you must take all reasonable measures to avoid the risk. If there is still a risk, you must alter the employee's working hours or conditions of work, if this would remove the risk, and it is reasonable to do so. Otherwise, you must suspend the employee on full pay for as long as is necessary to protect her health or safety, or that of her baby.
