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Updated to reference secondary legislation that is paving the way for the introduction of paternity bereavement leave.
Updated to reflect that the Employment Rights Bill received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.
Updated to include the proposed rate of statutory parental bereavement pay for 2026/2027.
This guide explains the statutory right of employees to take time off work for dependants, including the process for taking time off.
Parents who experience a miscarriage before 24 weeks of pregnancy will be entitled to bereavement leave.
The Government 'fully accepts the principle of bereavement leave for pregnancy loss' and will take forward amendments to the Employment Rights Bill, tabled by 87 MPs, to include miscarriage in bereavement rights.
Updated to include the statutory parental bereavement pay rates in force from 6 April 2025.
Updated to include new details on neonatal care leave (for a child born on or after 6 April 2025).
HR and legal information and guidance relating to time off work.