Section 68A: Meaning of ending the supply of an agency worker on maternity grounds

Employment Rights Act 1996 · 1996 c. 18View on legislation.gov.uk

Part VII: Suspension from work

For the purposes of this Part the supply of an agency worker to a hirer is ended on maternity grounds if, in consequence of action taken pursuant to a provision listed in subsection (2), the supply of the agency worker to the hirer is ended on the ground that she is pregnant, has recently given birth or is breastfeeding a child. (2) The provisions are—
regulations 8(3) or 9(2) of the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations 1997;
regulation 16A(2) or 17A of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999; or
regulation 20 of the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.

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