An employee may be eligible for Parental Bereavement Leave and Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay if they or their partner either:
- had a child who has died under 18 years old;
- had a stillbirth after 24 weeks of pregnancy.
The death or stillbirth must have happened on or after:
- 6 April 2020 if they’re employed in England, Scotland or Wales
- 6 April 2022 if they’re employed in Northern Ireland
An employee can take 2 weeks’ leave from the first day of their employment for each child who has died or was stillborn.
They can choose to take:
- 2 weeks together
- 2 separate weeks of leave
- only one week of leave
The leave:
- Can start on or after the date of the death or stillbirth;
- Must finish within 56 weeks of the date of the death or stillbirth.
- Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay for an eligible employee is either £172.48 a week or 90% of their average weekly earnings (whichever is lower).