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Hi Tracey This may be a controversial response, but I am not sure that I would agree this is appropriate. I cannot think it would be easy for either the member of staff or their colleagues to have to keep going home a number of times of day and it would surely be very disruptive to the work pattern of all concerned. I do believe it is entirely appropriate to provide facilities to breastfeed within the institution, but mothers who wish to breastfeed have a number of other options. You can express milk for use during the times when you are at work to be given to the baby by someone else. You can stop breastfeeding during the day, but still do it in the morning and evening and any other times you are with the baby and supplement feeding with bottles during the day. Alternatively, you could consider reducing your hours (possibly on a temporary basis) until your baby is not so dependent on breast milk, if you are determined to carry on and find expressing difficult. I would do everything I could to help, but I do not think the idea of going home on a number of occasions during the day is really helpful to anyone, to be honest. On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 10:11 AM, Tracey Lamb <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thank you for replying to confirm this Sandra. > > With best wishes > > > > Tracey > > > > *From:* HEEON equal opportunities list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On > Behalf Of *Beaufoy, Sandra > *Sent:* 18 January 2017 13:32 > > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: Breastfeeding from home > > > > Hi Tracey > > We do not have policy on this at Warwick, but we provide Milk Expression > Rooms. > > > > Best wishes > > > > Sandra > > > > *Sandra Beaufoy* > > Diversity and Inclusion Adviser > > Human Resources > > University of Warwick > > University House > > Coventry > > CV4 8UW > > Tel: 024 76 574479 > > Email: [log in to unmask] > > Follow us on twitter @*Equality at Warwick* > <https://twitter.com/Warwickequality> for news, events and updates. > > > > [image: cid:image005.png@01D193D7.FF3414B0][image: > cid:image006.jpg@01D193D7.FF3414B0] > > > > *From:* HEEON equal opportunities list [mailto:[log in to unmask] > <[log in to unmask]>] *On Behalf Of *Madeleine Law > *Sent:* 18 January 2017 12:10 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: Breastfeeding from home > > > > Same with us at LBS > > > > *From:* HEEON equal opportunities list [mailto:[log in to unmask] > <[log in to unmask]>] *On Behalf Of *Nazir-Bhatti, Ferhat > *Sent:* 18 January 2017 11:41 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: Breastfeeding from home > > > > Dear Tracey, > > > > At the RVC, we do not have a policy as such but we do have breast feeding > rooms at both our campuses. > > > > Regards > > Ferhat > > > > > > > > Ferhat Nazir-Bhatti > > *Equality and Diversity Manager * > > *Human Resources Department* > > *(Working days Tues, Wed & Fri)* > > > > *T:* 01707 66 6369 > > *F:* 01707 66 6402 > > *E: **[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>* > *W: **www.rvc.ac.uk <http://www.rvc.ac.uk/>* > [image: cid:image001.gif@01D1E7E7.BEC57BD0] <http://www.rvc.ac.uk/> > > P Please consider the environment before printing this email > > > > > > > > > > *From:* HEEON equal opportunities list [mailto:[log in to unmask] > <[log in to unmask]>] *On Behalf Of *Tracey Lamb > *Sent:* 18 January 2017 10:45 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Breastfeeding from home > > > > Dear colleagues > > > > *We have been asked to support an employee to go home multiple times > during the day to breastfeed* and I am looking for some guidance and/or > examples of good practice of what other Universities are doing to support > staff in this area. > > > > I have identified some questions below and would really appreciate a > response from anyone who is able to help: > > > > · Do you have any staff policies which specifically cover going > home during the day to breastfeed? > > · What do you say in your policies to cover this type of request > from staff? > > · What procedures or practices have you initiated to support this > type of request from staff (including breastfeeding absence from work)? > > · What are your thoughts on what would be a reasonable response > to this request? > > > > With thanks in advance for any advice that you can provide. > > > > With best wishes > > Tracey > > > > > > *Tracey Lamb MSc, Chartered MCIPD* | *Equality, Diversity & Inclusivity > Manager* | Human Resources | *University of Kent* > Room 3.1, Darwin College, Canterbury, CT2 7NY > > *Tel:* 01227 824459 | *E-mail:* [log in to unmask] > <[log in to unmask]> | *Web:* https://www.kent.ac.uk/hr- > equalityanddiversity/ > > [image: cid:image001.jpg@01CD0388.0638BE30] > > [image: Untitled] > > [image: stonewall] > > > *Green Impact GOLD Award in 2013 – find out more here > <http://www.kent.ac.uk/human-resources/green-impact/>. **Please consider > the environment before printing.* > > > > > > > > *Tracey Lamb MSc, Chartered MCIPD* | *Equality, Diversity & Inclusivity > Manager* | Human Resources | *University of Kent* > Room 3.1, Darwin College, Canterbury, CT2 7NY > > *Tel:* 01227 824459 | *E-mail:* [log in to unmask] > <[log in to unmask]> | *Web:* https://www.kent.ac.uk/hr- > equalityanddiversity/ > > [image: cid:image001.jpg@01CD0388.0638BE30] > > [image: Untitled] > > [image: stonewall] > > > *Green Impact GOLD Award in 2013 – find out more here > <http://www.kent.ac.uk/human-resources/green-impact/>. **Please consider > the environment before printing.* > > > > [image: Image removed by sender. 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