 Each organisation seeking accreditation must meet the following criteria established by the advisory panel.
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 It is important that your organisation has the correct provisions in place for pregnant women in its employment. For more information on employers' and employees' rights and responsibilities, please see the following resources: Health and safety executive: www.hse.gov.uk/mothers Equal Opportunities commission: Department of Trade and Industry: www.dti.gov.uk/workingparents If you cannot find the information you are looking for, please call Tommy's information line on 0870 777 30 60 for further guidance. |
 You will need to complete an application form, and collect evidence of your company's qualification according to the accreditation criteria. Please click here to see the details of the application process. |
 Once you have submitted your application, it will be reviewed by members of our accreditation panel, and we will contact you within 28 days to let you know the panel's decision. |
 Your membership fee is comprised of two parts. The number of women of child-bearing age in your employment plus a small fee per the number of women who took maternity leave in the last calendar year (or an average over the last 3 years if no one took maternity leave in the last year). The fee is payable annually and every year we ask for these figures so we can calculate your fee for the current year. Please click here to view the fee scale, from which you will be able to calculate what your fee would be. Alternately you can call Tommy's on 020 7398 3420 for a quote. |
 Yes, there is a 10% discount for registered charities and the NHS. |
 Accreditation is renewed annually. Each year we will ask you to inform us of any changes to your maternity policy (if any) and the information we need to calculate your fee for the current year (refer to the above question: 'How much does it cost'). |
 If you think your employer should join our programme, contact your Human Resources or Occupational Health representative, or if your company is smaller your Managing Director or Chief Executive. You can either print out the information contained on this site, or contact a corporate account manager at Tommy's who will be happy to talk with someone at your company to discuss the benefits. Please call Tommy's on 08707 70 70 70 for further guidance. |
 In the event of any pregnancy-related dispute between an employee and employer, Tommy's will not become involved. However, the Tommy's pregnancy information line is available for use by both employees and employers if any information is required about the health aspects of a working pregnancy. To become an accredited member of the Pregnancy Accreditation Programme, organisations provide Tommy's with documentary evidence of their maternity procedures and policies. This evidence is reviewed by Tommy's advisory panel who then decide if a company meets the criteria and are eligible to become an accredited member of the Pregnancy Accreditation Programme. Tommy's does not independently verify the information provided by an organisation as part of their application, and cannot interfere in an organisation's Human Resource / Personnel operations. |
 You or any of your staff can call Tommy's information line on 0870 777 30 60, to speak in confidence with one of our qualified advisors. |
