Resources for Employers
Ten Questions to Ponder
- Other than offering flexible working and defined benefits, what do we do to help mothers get up to speed quickly and confidently after a career break?
- What is our retention rate for maternity returnees after 6 months and a year of returning? Is it lower than the rate immediately after maternity leave?
- Have we ever had female employees go off on sick leave shortly after returning to work after maternity leave or a career break?
- If so, what have we done to find out why and to reduce the risk of this happening again?
- Have we had any sex discrimination or indirect discrimination tribunals recently?
- If so, how many hours of the claimant’s manager’s time were taken up in preparing for and attending the tribunal?
- How many hours of my time or another HR colleague’s time were taken up in preparing for and attending such a tribunal?
- Do we account for these indirect costs?
- What does it cost us to cover the maternity leave and cover for our most valuable female resources?
- How quickly and easily can we replace professional women who decide to leave work either immediately after becoming a mother or several months or years down the line?
