‘I have three senior members of staff who are about to go on maternity leave. I know at least two of them will want to return to work part-time. What is the best approach to filling their positions while they are off and juggling staffing in the longer term?’
The management round table responds:
‘The good thing about pregnancy is that you generally have a long time (nine months!) to adapt to any planned changes and set in place proper measures to ensure that the workplace can continue successfully in the absence of your staff members.
I would suggest dealing with this issue as a matter of urgency though, as three senior staff members going on maternity leave at the same time will undoubtedly affect the running of the business.
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