US EditionBereavement leave to be extended to miscarriages before 24 weeks
- The government is updating the Employment Rights Bill to provide a minimum of one week’s protected leave for individuals who experience pregnancy loss prior to 24 weeks.
- This change follows concerns that current bereavement leave only covers stillbirths after 24 weeks and child deaths under 18 years, leaving earlier losses unprotected.
- The amendments aim to provide employees with protected time off to grieve without pressure to return to work prematurely, reflecting calls to support families through pregnancy loss.
- Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner emphasized that individuals experiencing the pain of pregnancy loss should not be expected to return to their jobs until they feel prepared, while Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds highlighted that the proposed changes aim to provide compassion and respect.
- The exact length of leave will be set in later legislation after consultation, and the government will also review broader parental leave systems including maternity, paternity, and shared arrangements.
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Parents to be given bereavement leave if they lose a baby before 24 weeks
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said the change would give ‘people time away from work to grieve’.
·Ilkley, United Kingdom
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