Women in the Workplace

Part of Women and Equalities – in the House of Commons at on 9 October 2024.

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Photo of Sarah Owen Sarah Owen Chair, Women and Equalities Committee, Chair, Women and Equalities Committee

Today marks the start of Baby Loss Awareness Week. It is a difficult but important time for many of our constituents and those of us who have experienced baby loss or miscarriage. Many private sector employers, and now the NHS—the largest public sector employer of women—have led the way in offering paid bereavement leave for those who miscarry. Does the Minister agree that all workers could and should benefit from the right to bereavement leave following baby loss?