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The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 has received Royal Assent and will provide a right for bereaved employees to have two weeks away from work.
All of the finer details are to be included within the supporting Regulations (which have not yet been published). However, what we do know from the Act is:
It is expected that the Regulations will be introduced (bringing the Act fully into force) by April 2020.
Simon DeMaid comments:
"Currently, the only statutory right to bereavement leave is where it falls under the right to have reasonable time off work to deal with an emergency involving a dependent. This is unpaid unless an employer offers any pay under its own compassionate leave policy. This has been felt to be completely inadequate by campaigners who have pushed for this new law which will give grieving parents two weeks of paid time off. If you would like any further advice, please get in touch with a member of the team.”
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