Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Tom Harris (Labour), on Monday, 6 January 2014, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 60 members in total.

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STATUTORY EMPLOYMENT LEAVE FOR BEREAVED PARENTS

That this House believes that parents who suffer the death of a child should have the right to paid time off from their employer in order to grieve; recognises that most employers offer flexibility and support to employees in such tragic circumstances; deplores the significant number of employers who force bereaved parents to go back to work too early or take sick leave in order to grieve; congratulates the Jack's Rainbow campaign for highlighting the injustice that parents who suffer such a tragic loss have no statutory right to paid employment leave; and calls on the Government to amend the Employment Rights Act 1996 to enshrine in law the right to statutory bereavement leave for parents.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

911 

Session

2013-14

Other sponsors

Jim Dobbin

Alan Meale

James Gray

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

Jim Shannon

Subjects

Children Death Employment Industrial relations

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk