Redundancy, Pregnancy and Contracted Hours

[Otrere]

Can you be made redundant whlist you are pregnant, and/or on maternity leave? How would this affect maternity pay?

Can a company change your contract even if its unsuitable hours for you and then give you 12 weeks notice if you refuse the new contracted hours?

[Buenchico]

It's illegal to select a woman for redundancy because she's pregnant but the employee could still be made redundant if this would have happened anyway:
http://www.dti.gov.uk/employment/employment-le gislation/employment-guidance/page18313.html

In certain circumstances, a woman might be entitled to both maternity pay and redundancy pay:
http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:4pzhx6RrEa sJ:www.unifi.org.uk/equality//matrightsred.htm +redundancy+maternity+pay&hl=en&gl=uk& amp;ct=clnk&cd=4&client=firefox-a

Changes in contracted hours is a 'grey area'. There is a test of 'reasonableness' to be applied and the answer isn't always straightforward. See my reply to this recent post:
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Jobs_and_Educat ion/Question239966.html

Chris