{"id":175566,"date":"2022-08-31T07:48:32","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T06:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/?p=175566"},"modified":"2022-11-29T23:03:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T23:03:35","slug":"parental-bereavement-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/parental-bereavement-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Parental Bereavement Leave in England?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parental bereavement leave is where your employees take time away from work following the death of a child or a stillborn. If one of your staff finds themselves in this situation, there are some legal and personal considerations to note. Your employee will no doubt need you to act sensitively. Being able to grant and effectively deal with their parental bereavement leave quickly will assist this. This article will explain parental bereavement leave in England.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is Parental Bereavement Leave?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parental bereavement leave is when your employee takes time off to grieve the death of their child. It applies to both parents rather than one. Your employees can take time this off work for:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a child who dies under the age of 18;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a stillborn baby after a pregnancy of 24 weeks; and\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an abortion after 24 weeks which is usually when your employee\u2019s or their child\u2019s life is at risk.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your staff members may qualify for parental bereavement leave from the first day they start employment with you. Likewise, they must be:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the birth parent of a child;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the natural parent who still has court access to a child who is adopted;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">adoptive parents where the child lived with them;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a person with responsibility for the child for a minimum of four weeks before the death;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the \u2018intended parents\u2019, for example, where a couple use a surrogate mother and were due to be the legal parents; or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a partner to the parent of the child they are living with and had a family relationship with the child.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"box box--icon box--info\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notably, only <a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/employment-statuses\/\">employees<\/a> are legally entitled to statutory parental bereavement leave. Workers including casual staff, agency workers or freelancers are not legally entitled to this form of leave, though your business might still decide to offer it.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upon returning to work, your staff\u2019s terms and conditions should not change except in terms of remuneration. They should also expect to <a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/employees-return-from-long-term-sick-leave\/\">return to the job role<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Can an Employee Take Parental Bereavement Leave\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Statutory parental bereavement leave is two weeks away from work. Where more than one of their children has died, your employee is entitled to two weeks per child. Likewise, your employee can take leave anytime up to 56 weeks after the death of their child.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your employee needs to take statutory parental bereavement leave, they can take either one week or the full two weeks. If they choose the latter, they can take the two weeks consecutively or one week at a time on two occasions. Regardless, your employee must give you notice of this, which does not need to be in writing. They should tell you:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when they wish to take it;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the amount they want to take; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when their child died.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The amount of notice will depend on how long ago their child died. If they wish to take it before the 56 days:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they can take leave as soon as they give you the information;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the notice can be on the same day they want to start their leave;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they can cancel the leave and take it later as long as they cancel before it starts; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cancellation can be on the same as the leave would have started.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, if your employee wants to take leave after the 56 days, they must give you one week\u2019s notice before they wish to take it, and the same if they want to cancel it. 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It is the minimum amount you must pay them for their leave and is the lowest amount out of the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a3156.66 per week; or<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">90% of their average earnings per week<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"box box--icon box--info\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can give your staff more than this amount, and if you do, it should be detailed in your staff policies. This is enhanced contractual bereavement pay.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Statutory parental bereavement pay lasts for two weeks, and your employee must take this up to 28 days of their leave starting. It applies where:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">their child under the age of 18 has died, or they have had a stillborn child any time after 24 weeks of pregnancy;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when the death occurred, you employed them and had done for at least 26 weeks the Saturday before it happened; and\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">their average wage is at least \u00a3123 per week before tax is deducted.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your staff must notify you of their intention to claim this pay within 28 days of starting their leave. When they take their two weeks&#8217; leave in two separate periods, they must give notice each time and in writing.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where your staff qualify for statutory parental bereavement leave or statutory parental bereavement pay, you are obliged to give it to them. If you need help understanding the different kinds of statutory leave in England, our<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment-lawyers-lp\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">experienced employment lawyers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can assist as part of our LegalVision membership. For a low monthly fee, you will have unlimited access to lawyers to answer your questions and draft and review your documents for a low monthly fee. Call us today on <a href=\"tel:+448081968584\" class=\"AVANSERnumber dynamic-number\">0808 196 8584<\/a> or visit our<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/membership\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">membership page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1661928013153\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>What is statutory parental bereavement leave?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Statutory parental bereavement leave is the minimum amount of two weeks of leave you must give your employees. To qualify, your employee\u2019s child must be under 18 when they pass away or is stillborn after 24 weeks. 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