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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Elizabeth Arnold

Allow employees paid leave to attend fertility treatment appointments, MP says

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Allowing employees to take paid time off work to attend fertility appointments would help “lift the veil” for those undergoing treatment, a Conservative MP has said.

Nickie Aiken said the proposed legislation aimed to “improve the employment rights that people undergoing IVF treatment currently have”, putting it in the same category as antenatal appointments.

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