Exercise Groom when do would you expect them to tell there boss there pregnant?

[Mary3050]

No employee of mine was ever allowed on a horse in wellies, that's for sure.

If one of them had been throwing up and was clearly too unwell to do the job properly, they'd either be sent home to get better or given lighter duties.

She addressed the issue and she changed back into her riding boots after. My friend asked if she wanted to rest her ankle wanted any ice, heat etc and she said she was fine. When she has asked if she okay she just says it’s what she ate form the food poisoning and she will be fine

 

[fredflop]

Suggest the boss rings acas for some advice. (Assume they give out help for employer as well as employee.)

 

[Mary3050]

Suggest the boss rings acas for some advice. (Assume they give out help for employer as well as employee.)

Thanks Great idea x

 

[luckyoldme]

Im not sure how I would feel if I found out my boss had decided I might be pregnant and then found out the whole guessing game of my 'pregnancy' was being discussed on a forum.
Just saying...such is modern life.

 

[HashRouge]

She addressed the issue and she changed back into her riding boots after. My friend asked if she wanted to rest her ankle wanted any ice, heat etc and she said she was fine. When she has asked if she okay she just says it’s what she ate form the food poisoning and she will be fine

Can your friend not suggest the groom take some time off/ go on to lighter duties while she is unwell? There is no proof that she is actually pregnant as opposed to just unwell, but if my groom was having to get off regularly to be sick I would want them to take some time off to get better no matter what was wrong. At the very least, I'd be suggesting reduced duties and no riding for a while.

 

[dogatemysalad]

As an employer, my concern would be for the well being of an employee that had previously been healthy and was now unwell at work. I'd approach it by having a private chat regarding the nausea whilst riding etc and schooling in wellies. Offer support without being intrusive and ask if she needs a break from riding or the more strenuous tasks until she feels better. If, she is pregnant, she may feel reassured enough to tell her boss, but even if she doesn't, it enables her to protect her privacy and her child.
Whatever the reason, being supportive and offering practical solutions for an employee who is unwell, is a good thing to do.

 

[Winters100]

'Totally agree. I would not want someone riding unless they were in good shape for it. If she is not in good condition to do the job then I would expect her to discuss with her employer, whatever the reason. The law is one thing, but common sense is another.'

If shes not in good condition to do the job - is this language appropriate? Do you think that makes pregnant people feel they are valued and part of the team? Anyone can be under the weather and not doing the good job. As above, unless todl its pregnancy treat it as any other perfomance issue

Yes I think it is appropriate language. We do not know that she is pregnant, just that she has some condition which is affecting her job. It does not matter what the reason is, if it is putting horses and people at risk then steps need to be taken to address it. Since OP has not mentioned any previous performance issues I assume that this is totally related to her current condition, whatever is causing these symptoms not discussing this and sweeping it under the carpet just in case it is a pregnancy helps neither the employer nor the employee. To me treating it as simply a 'performance issue' is rather unkind if the performance of this lady has previously been satisfactory.

 

[honetpot]

It's not just about being pregnant, it's about being fit for her role, and I would be asking as she has been unwell for so long, does she need change made at work, OH assessment, or a fit note from her GP. As an employer I would certainly want some record for insurance purposes and H&S.

 

[stormox]

There was a girl worked for our local hunt years back, yard work and excercising hunters, didnt say anything and the first the huntsman knew of it was when she rang up and said 'I wont be in today I'm in hospital having a baby'...she had ridden and worked normally the day before and had the baby next day - all fine. She was a small person only 17 and hid it by wearing big bulky clothes and it was winter.

 

[Nudibranch]

I think, given your other post as well OP, that perhaps I would let other people just get on with their lives. I would be very unhappy as the groom if I thought my personal business was being discussed by so many people who frankly seem to have nothing to do it.