Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Certain working conditions may be physically dangerous for the pregnant worker, the unborn child or the breastfed child. Under the For a Safe Maternity Experience Program, a pregnant or breastfeeding worker can be assigned to another position or other duties. If reassignment is not possible, the worker may be entitled to preventive withdrawal depending on the situation.
Under the For a Safe Maternity Experience Program, pregnant or breastfeeding workers may be reassigned or granted preventive withdrawal.
Reassignment allows pregnant or breastfeeding workers to be assigned to another position or other duties if their job involves hazards.
The preventive withdrawal allows a pregnant worker or any breastfeeding to stop working and receive benefits.
Here are the steps a worker must take to apply for the For a Safe Maternity Experience Program.
Here are the steps an employer must follow under the For a Safe Maternity Experience Program.
In the case of a reassignment, the CNESST may offer the employer financial support, since they must pay the worker her regular wages.
Both parents (biological or adoptive) may be entitled to leave their work for the adoption or birth of their child.
Here are the steps to follow under the For a Safe Maternity Experience Program.
A protocol is a medical-environmental reference document used to identify the working conditions of a pregnant or breastfeeding worker that involve physical hazards for the unborn or breastfed child, or for the worker, because of her pregnancy.