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2nd Report - Equality at work: Miscarriage and bereavement leave

Women and Equalities Committee HC 335 Published 15 January 2025

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

4 items (2 recs)

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Government Response

AI assessment · 4 of 4 classified

Accepted 1

Acknowledged 1

Not Addressed 1

Rejected 1

Recommendations

1 result

49 Acknowledged

Extend statutory parental bereavement leave and pay to employees experiencing pre-24-week pregnancy losses

Recommendation

recommendation We intend to table amendments to the Employment Rights Bill in the name of our Chair for consideration at Report stage. The amendments are set out in annex B of this report. They seek to extend the same entitlements … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government fully accepts the principle of bereavement leave and commits to working with stakeholders such as CIPD, ACAS, and TUC to explore further actions, but does not explicitly commit to supporting the proposed amendments or bringing forward its own legislation at this stage.

Government Equalities Office

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