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Compassionate leave and bereavement leave
The Employment Rights Bill introduces a statutory right to bereavement leave.
The Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Act 2024 received Royal Assent on 24 May 2024.
In this report, we explore the paid leave arrangements that organisations have in place to support bereaved employees.
Updated to include references to the statutory right to carer's leave, which is in force from 6 April 2024.
The weekly rates of statutory maternity pay, statutory paternity pay, statutory adoption pay, statutory shared parental pay and statutory parental bereavement pay increase.
Parental bereavement leave and pay is introduced in Northern Ireland. The right is available to qualifying bereaved parents whose child dies, or is stillborn after 24 weeks of pregnancy, on or after 6 April 2022.
A model form to allow an employee to provide notice and evidence of entitlement to statutory parental bereavement pay.
A model letter to follow up an employee's notice that they are taking parental bereavement leave.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to compassionate leave and bereavement leave.