An employee may be eligible for Parental Bereavement Leave and Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay if they or their partner either:
– had a child who has died under 18 years old;
– had a stillbirth after 24 weeks of pregnancy.
The death or stillbirth must have happened on or after:
– 6 April 2020 if they’re employed in England, Scotland or Wales
– 6 April 2022 if they’re employed in Northern Ireland
An employee can take 2 weeks’ leave from the first day of their employment for each child who has died or was stillborn.
They can choose to take:
– 2 weeks together
– 2 separate weeks of leave
– only one week of leave
The leave:
– Can start on or after the date of the death or stillbirth;
– Must finish within 56 weeks of the date of the death or stillbirth.
Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay for an eligible employee is either £194.32 a week or 90% of their average weekly earnings (whichever is lower)