Covid-19 prompts UK call for statutory paid bereavement leave https://ift.tt/36gXWvJ Haroon Siddique Charity says long-term savings from addressing grief would far outweigh cost of entitlement Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage People who lose a close relative or partner should be entitled to two weeks’ statutory paid bereavement leave, the Sue Ryder charity has said. The coronavirus pandemic has brought into focus the current rules, under which employers are only obliged to grant bereavement leave to parents who have lost a child. Sue Ryder says that extending the requirement would give people space to grieve and alleviate some of the pressure they feel, particularly benefitting those in low-income jobs. Continue reading... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J November 09, 2020 at 02:01AM

Charity says long-term savings from addressing grief would far outweigh cost of entitlement

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People who lose a close relative or partner should be entitled to two weeks’ statutory paid bereavement leave, the Sue Ryder charity has said.

The coronavirus pandemic has brought into focus the current rules, under which employers are only obliged to grant bereavement leave to parents who have lost a child. Sue Ryder says that extending the requirement would give people space to grieve and alleviate some of the pressure they feel, particularly benefitting those in low-income jobs.

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