Rotherham MP welcomes new rights on family bereavement

A government announcement of new rights on family bereavement and pregnancy loss has been given a warm welcome.

 From April 2027, employees who have lost a spouse, partner, adult child or sibling will be entitled to two weeks bereavement leave.

New measures will also bring stronger protections for women and their partners who experience pregnancy loss, extending Parental Bereavement Leave to pregnancy loss, including miscarriages, terminations and unsuccessful IVF embryo transfers before 24 weeks.

John Healey MP said “Behind every loss is a family that deserves time to heal.

“So I welcome the Government’s announcement that every worker will have the legal right to bereavement leave following the death of an immediate family member or pregnancy loss.”