maternity cover
Temporary pregnancy replacement
Maternity cover is a temporary work arrangement where someone fills a position while the regular employee is on maternity leave.
The term refers both to the arrangement itself and to the person doing the covering: We're hiring maternity cover for six months, She's working as maternity cover in the accounts department.
Chiefly British.
- mat leaveWork absence for childbirth
- parental leaveJob-protected time for newborns
- temporaryLimited in duration
- temp agencyBroker for provisional workers
- replacementWhat takes another's place
pregnancy · baby · substitute · handover · handing over · interim · secondment · backfill · fixed term · absence · return · back to work · contract · childcare · newborn · nursery · breastfeeding · bump
- temporary jobstemp job, gig, contract, freelance work, internship
- temporary rolestemp, temp worker, internship, substitute, interim
- health insurancepremium, deductible, copay, health insurance card, premiums
- temp worktemp, temps, temp agency, temping, warehouse temp
- temp workersoffice temp, seasonal worker, holiday help, substitute teacher, fill-in
- fixed-term arrangementslease, rental, tenancy, contract, agreement
maternity coverpermanent position
Ongoing employment without end date
open-ended contract · permanent staff · permanent employment
maternity, cover, maternal, mother, matron, matronly, matrix, matriculate, matrimony