Report Summary
As a public body, SPA has a specific duty to publish relevant information to demonstrate our compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED), part of the Equality Act 2010. We publish information relating to our recruitment practices and information about employees who share protected characteristics from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
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Pregnancy and Maternity
Over this reporting period, 20 individuals across the Authority took maternity leave.
We recognise that employees want to strike a balance between their home and work life and so we have a number of policies and practices in place to ensure our staff have a positive experience throughout their pregnancy journey and beyond. We offer enhanced pay and leave for adoption, maternity and maternity support (paternity) along with shared parental leave, and a range of flexible working options to support parents in the workplace.
We ensure that all staff are aware of and understand their rights and entitlements and recognise that we as an employer have obligations. Following an individual notifying the organisation they are pregnant; a risk assessment is carried out to effectively manage any risks posed while at work.
We will continue to work with Police Scotland to seek to develop improved and meaningful data in relation to pregnancy and maternity, particularly in relation to retention in the years following return to work.
