Parental bereavement leave

With National Grief Awareness Week around the corner, Faith Holloway considers the steps employers can take that can make a difference.

Now is a good time for employers to ensure their current provisions are fit for purpose, says Kavitha Sivasubramaniam

Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Act 2024 passes into law giving working fathers automatic rights to paternity leave if the mother dies.

After an employee or colleague is bereaved, there can often be an assumption they will need access to bereavement counselling....

Currys has announced a series of new benefits to support equality, diversity and inclusion, including additional paid gender reassignment leave.

MPs urge the government to reconsider the need for an Employment Bill in the King's Speech.

The 2023/24 rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay have been set by the Department for Work and Pensions.

Glasgow City Council has announced it will start offering paid leave to employees who miscarry.

Parents in Northern Ireland who suffer a stillbirth or the death of a child will soon be entitled to two weeks’ paid bereavement leave.

Acas has published new guidance to help employers support staff after a bereavement.

Royds Withy King has launched a new pregnancy loss policy that offers two weeks’ paid leave following pregnancy loss before 24 weeks.

John Lewis Partnership has unveiled a raft of family-friendly benefits and policies to improve inclusion.

Law firm Kingsley Napley has formalised a policy that offers paid time off work to all staff affected by pregnancy loss.

Online bank Monzo has introduced 10 days' paid leave for those who experience pregnancy loss, and eight days' leave for those undergoing fertility treatment.

An annual update on the changes to employment law that are happening in April 2021 – IR35, national living wage, statutory pay rates...