A Bill to make provision about shared parental leave and pay in certain cases where one or both of a child’s parents has died; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
2 November 2023
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The Bill would adjust the Shared Parental Leave and Pay system to cover bereavement scenarios where one or both of a child’s parents has died. It aims to give bereaved families clearer rights to leave and pay and to simplify how employers administer these provisions.
Currently at 1st reading in the Commons (2022-12-20), the bill has just begun its journey and has not yet moved to Committee or Report stages.
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20 Dec 2022
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
