Compassionate leave
While there is no legal duty to do so, it is good practice for employers to offer employees compassionate leave for personal problems.
Giving employees time off to deal with a difficult personal situation can demonstrate the employer’s commitment to employees and make it an employer of choice.
Employees do have a right to take a reasonable amount of time off work in relation to their dependants in specified circumstances.
Zurich offers parents ‘lockdown leave’ to help with childcare
Zurich is offering two weeks’ fully-paid emergency ‘lockdown leave’ to parents and carers affected by school closures.
The Swiss insurance...
Charity calls for two weeks’ paid bereavement leave
Two weeks’ statutory paid bereavement leave should be introduced for all UK employees who lose a close relative or partner,...
Extend paid bereavement leave right beyond parents, urges CIPD
The right to bereavement leave and pay should be extended to all employees experiencing a close family bereavement, not just...
Family emergencies abroad may require a month off work
An employment lawyer has warned that staff who have travelled abroad to handle a family emergency may need to take...
Writing a parental bereavement leave policy: a guide for HR
Employers should be updating their policies and procedures to take account of the introduction of parental bereavement leave in April....
Jack’s Law: Statutory parental bereavement leave rules to start in April 2020
Parents who suffer stillbirth or loss of a child will be entitled to two weeks’ leave.
Petition calls for pet bereavement leave
A woman who claims she lost her job on the same day her dog died is calling for the right...
Parental bereavement leave to be introduced in 2020
Parents and primary carers who suffer the loss of a child will be entitled to at least two weeks’ paid...
Government launches consultation into parental bereavement leave and pay
The Government has announced a consultation into parental bereavement leave and pay.
Bereavement leave
Bereavement leave survey 2018
Compassionate leave...
Most employers offer paid bereavement leave, finds XpertHR
The majority of employers provide paid bereavement leave for employees who lose a loved one, family member or dependant, despite...
Take part in a survey on bereavement leave
Following the Government’s publication of a bill that will enable employers to offer two weeks’ paid leave to parents who...
Parental bereavement leave: a small step in the right direction
While recognising the good intentions behind the recently published Parental Leave Bill, XpertHR consultant editor Darren Newman questions the practical...
Government publishes parental bereavement leave bill
The Government has today published a bill that will offer two weeks’ paid leave for bereaved parents.
The Parental Bereavement...
Bill for paid parental bereavement leave is launched
Parents who have suffered the death of a child will receive statutory paid leave to grieve, under a new law...
Bereavement and compassionate leave: What’s the right thing to do?
Facebook has announced that employees can now take up to 20 days of paid leave if an immediate family member...
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