More and more women are undertaking IVF treatment and naturally a proportion of these women and are in employment. If you’re lucky your employer may have a policy for employees who are undergoing IVF treatment, which covers notification, time off pre-conception, flexible working, reduced hours, counselling and how sickness absence relating to IVF is measured. However, it is still quite unusual for an employer to have a policy in place and most women and their employers have to rely on existing legislation and good practice around sickness and maternity.

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Nicky Ackerley BA(Hons)

Nicky is the owner of HR Support Consultancy. She has a BA(Hons) in Business Studies, is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and has been a practising HR manager for more than 20 years. HR Support Consultancy has provided the BVNA Members Advisory Service (formerly known as the Industrial Relations Service) since it began in 2002.

Email: nickyackerley@hrsupportconsultancy.co.uk.

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To cite this article: Veterinary Nursing Journal • VOL 35 (09-12)• September-December 2020 • pp359

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