Government urged to introduce universal right of bereavement leave as ‘time to grieve’ early pregnancy lossWomen who suffer a miscarriage should get two weeks of paid leave from work so they can mourn the loss of their baby, an influential group of MPs has said today.The government is under mounting pressure to introduce a new right of bereavement leave for women across the UK who lose their baby before 24 weeks’ gestation. That happens 250,000 times every year. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/15/uk-women-who-suffer-miscarriage-should-get-two-weeks-paid-leave-mps-say
Author : Denis Campbell Health policy editor
Publish date : 2025-01-15 00:01:00
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UK women who suffer miscarriage should get two weeks’ paid leave, MPs say
