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The manager's guide to bereavement leave
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The manager's guide to bereavement leave
Bereavement at work is already covered by two statutory rights, and a third is on the way. Parental Bereavement Leave, Bereaved Partner's Paternity Leave, and the new right coming in 2027.
What you will learn
- Parental Bereavement Leave, sometimes called Jack's Law
- Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay
- Bereaved Partner's Paternity Leave
- What's coming: a new right to Bereavement Leave
- Who the new right will cover
Written by Elodie Cosette, Head of Insights
Written for managers,
not lawyers.
Inside the guide
11 short chapters
Read it in one sitting, or jump to the part you need today.
01Parental Bereavement Leave, sometimes called Jack's Law
02Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay
03Bereaved Partner's Paternity Leave
04What's coming: a new right to Bereavement Leave
05Who the new right will cover
06Pregnancy loss before 24 weeks: a new protection
07Timing: what's still unconfirmed
08How the three rights sit together
09Getting your policies ready
10Getting bereavement leave right
11How Jamie HR helps
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