Bereavement leave for miscarriage will 'acknowledge the pain' of loss

Bereavement leave for miscarriage will 'acknowledge the pain' of loss

Sarah Owen, the chair of the Women and Equalities Committee, has been pushing for the change (Picture: UK Parliament) The introduction of bereavement leave for people who have been through baby loss will ‘acknowledge the pain’ of the experience, businesswomen have told Metro. On Tuesday, the government confirmed it will back plans to ensure bereavement leave covers pregnancy loss such as miscarriage as part of the Employment Rights Bill. Rachel …

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Who gets to grieve? Labour’s proposal for bereavement leave after early pregnancy loss - The Gryphon

Each year, around 250,000 pregnancies in the UK end in miscarriage. Yet, for decades, early pregnancy loss has been a quiet sorrow, something many go through but few talk about. Now, Labour has proposed a law change to the employment rights bill that could help change that. If passed, mothers and their partners will both be entitled to two weeks of bereavement leave if they experience pregnancy loss before 24 weeks. Until now, this right has onl…

New British bereavement leave rights for miscarriage

Labour’s employment rights bill promises two weeks of paid leave for parents after miscarriage, addressing a long-standing gap in workers’ rights.

To obtain maternity leave and funeral allowance, it will not be necessary to determine the sex of the child.