The UK Government has announced that a new right to two weeks’ parental bereavement will come into force from 6 April 2020.
The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay Regulations (which have been laid before Parliament and are awaiting final approval) implement a statutory right to a minimum of two weeks unpaid leave for all employed parents following the loss of a child under the age of 18, or a stillbirth after 24 weeks of pregnancy, irrespective of their length of service.
Parents will be able to take bereavement leave at any time within a period of 56 weeks after the … Continue Reading