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Pregnancy and Maternity Rights At Work
It is important that midwives and maternity support workers are aware of the significance of pregnancy discrimination and the effect this has on women. This publication gives statistics on pregnancy discrimination, its effects and the rights ...
Role definition for Stewards
RCM stewards recruit, represent and support members in the workplace. They are advocates of the RCM and act in the best interests of the RCM and the members they represent including ensuring that members are working in maternity services that ...
Work-Related Stress
The number of employees absent from work due to stress and mental health conditions is rising. This guidance gives advice on helping to identify triggers and manage stress, with a particular focus on heads of midwifery and workplace representatives
Working With The Menopause
This guide gives information about menopause, its symptoms and how it affects women at work, particularly in a maternity unit. It also provides advice on what employers and workplace representatives can do to help
BME Midwives Disciplinary Proceedings and the Workplace Race Equality Standard
This report sets out our findings from 2011 - 2015 Freedom of Information (FOI) requests about the numbers of midwives in London facing disciplinary proceedings by ethnicity. Our original report revealed that a disproportionate number of ...
Equality Essentials
It is very important that RCM workplace representatives are aware of the Equality Act 2010 and its contents. This can help them support and protect our members in the workplace and make sure they are not discriminated against
Reaching out: Involving Fathers in Maternity Care
This document is intended to provide useful insight to all maternity service staff as to how they might best encourage the involvement of fathers throughout pregnancy and childbirth, and into fatherhood and family life
Role Definition for Health and Safety Representatives
RCM health and safety representatives represent and support members in the workplace in all matters relating to health, safety and well-being in the workplace.
Role Definition for Learning Representatives
RCM learning representatives (LRs) are workplace representatives who assist and advise other members on their training and development needs and promote opportunities to access learning.