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Evening Standard
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Richard Wheeler

Government agrees to ensure bereavement leave covers miscarriages

More than one in five pregnancies end before 24 weeks, with between 10% and 20% of pregnancies ending in the first 12 weeks, the committee said (Alamy/PA) -

The Government has agreed to ensure bereavement leave covers miscarriage, as it also headed off a potential Labour rebellion over calls to increase paternity leave.

Business minister Justin Madders said the Government “fully accepts” the principle of bereavement leave for pregnancy loss and will work with MPs and peers to amend the Employment Rights Bill.

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