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Create a legal entitlement to two weeks’ paid bereavement leave for employees

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We call on the Government to create a legal entitlement to two weeks (10 working days) of paid bereavement leave for employees, which can be taken flexibly and in separate periods where needed, to ensure consistent protection for bereaved workers across the UK.

Pat McFadden

Pat McFadden

Work & Pensions Secretary

Delays arranging funerals and admin
UK grief costs economy 23bn annually
Paid bereavement leave entitlement
Inadequate bereavement leave pay

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Create a legal entitlement to two weeks’ paid bereavement leave for employees

National

We call on the Government to create a legal entitlement to two weeks (10 working days) of paid bereavement leave for employees, which can be taken flexibly and in separate periods where needed, to ensure consistent protection for bereaved workers across the UK.

Pat McFaddenPat McFadden
Delays arranging funerals and admin
UK grief costs economy 23bn annually
Paid bereavement leave entitlement
Inadequate bereavement leave pay

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