Third trimester re covid

[TALLMAM2]

I have just entered my third trimester and work did initially tell me to stay off work and shield now they have changed their mind and said I have to go back in. So I went back today and no risk assessment was done the office i was supposed to be working in had no idea I was coming. I know all pregnant women have been off shielding and there is currently a women off shielding in her 3rd trimester.
I am just a bit annoyed tbh as I feel I have been dragged back in work for the sake of it. I spoke to someone high up this morning and said on the work computer it says women 28 weeks plus it says they should be off shielding. She said it was an old document.
Anyway I am refusing to go in for the rest of the week until a risk assessment has been put in place for myself and my hours conf and where I will be working.
Is it worth me trying to fight this to stay off work or should I just ho back and get on with it.
TIA

I didn't think pregnant women were in the shielding category unless they have a specific type of heart problem?

Do you usually work from multiple locations? Does your line manager work at a separate location? Also are you in the UK?

Past 28 weeks your employer should be supporting you to work from home unless you have both completed a risk assessment and this deems that working in your work environment puts you at no greater risk of catching Covid than if you were working at home. Google RCOG occupational health guidance for their latest statement in September.

You employer is legally required to have a corona virus risk assessment for the company. Within that there should be an entry for people classed as vulnerable that includes you. You should then be given a separate risk assessment specifically for you. As it is a legal requirement they should provide it. Send the HR manager an email asking when it will take place. Keep a copy of the email at home or email from your personal email account to make sure you have the full email trail.

Telephone your doctor and ask for a note to be added to your file about the situation to cover yourself if anything were to happen to you.

In the majority of cases pregnant women should be working from home. If no joy in 7 days go back to doctor and ask for a letter to go to your employer asking for the risk assessment and referral to occupational health. Ensure the letter is sent recorded delivery and is marked on your medical file with date/time sent. Your doctor could also do a note to put you working from home for the set period as a reasonable adjustment.

Your employer is legally required to treat you fairly and give equality of terms. If you do the above you will protect yourself and in worst case scenario you will have evidence in the event you go to tribunal at a later date.

Also keep a copy of the company risk assessment.

All pregnant women have not been off shielding, pregnant women do not need to shield and it isn’t possible to work at home in some occupations. I don’t see any particular guidance about past 28 weeks either, other than employers should attempt to support WFH wherever possible (for all employees, pregnant or not).

Your company must have done a risk assessment, which would cover certain categories of employees such as pregnant women. There is no legal requirement to carry individual risk assessments on pregnant women, unless there is a specific reason to, but the only legal requirement is to ensure that pregnancy was covered and is up to date in the generic risk assessment (see source HSE.co.uk).

www.hse.gov.uk/mothers/faqs.htm

Personally I do not think you have legal grounds to refuse to go in. But I think it is reasonable for you t ask to see the risk assessment (I simply cannot fathom that it would not have been done) and try t negotiate working from home.

Pregnant women don't have to shield unless other health issues i thought