'Time to grieve': Paid bereavement leave should cover miscarriage, MPs say
- A group of MPs is calling for the Employment Rights Bill to extend paid bereavement leave to parents who experience miscarriage, as currently only those who lose a child after 24 weeks are entitled to leave.
- The report states that more than one in five pregnancies end before 24 weeks and around 20% of women will experience baby loss in their lifetime, according to data from the Women and Equalities Committee.
- Anna Malnutt, who experienced three pregnancy losses, said that a right to paid bereavement leave would have been life-changing and described sick leave as inappropriate for baby loss.
- The Department for Business and Trade spokesperson mentioned that the Employment Rights Bill will establish a new right to bereavement leave and strengthen protections for pregnant women and new mothers returning to work.
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