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New employee rights for family bereavement and pregnancy loss to be introduced in April 2027

The government said the new right to bereavement leave will be for staff who lose a spouse or partner, parent, adult child or sibling. It will include step, half, adoptive, kinship care and foster relationships.

New employee rights for family bereavement and pregnancy loss to be introduced in April 2027

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The government said the new right to bereavement leave will be for staff who lose a spouse or partner, parent, adult child or sibling.

It will include step, half, adoptive, kinship care and foster relationships.

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The government said the new right to bereavement leave will be for staff who lose a spouse or partner, parent, adult child or sibling. It will include step, half, adoptive, kinship care and foster relationships.

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