Can I be given hard work while pregnant?
- If you ask, your employer must not give you hard work, work with long hours of standing, or work that could harm your pregnancy, in the month before the six weeks preceding your expected delivery, or in any part of those six weeks you are still working s. 59(3)–(4).
- Your normal daily wages cannot be cut because you were given lighter work s. 69.
Last checked 1 Nov 2026 · written from the official text · not reviewed by a lawyer. This explains the law in general and does not decide your case.