A sensitive subject but one that has been looked at by the Government and is due to come in from April 2020.
The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 requires Regulations to be put in place so that parents who suffer the death of a child, will have a day one right to request leave.
Parental Bereavement Leave (PBL)
PBL will come in line with other statutory family leave; a day one right for qualifying employees if they experience the death of a child, or children, from 24 weeks gestation to 18 years. There will be a maximum of 2 weeks that can be taken either in one go or 2 separate periods of a week.
Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (SPBP)
The statutory pay jargon:
- “Relevant Week” – the week that ends on a Saturday, before the week in which the child dies.
- “Relevant Period” – a period of 8 weeks ending with the relevant week.
SPBP can be claimed for a death that occurs after 6 April 2020.
Leave with payment of SPBP must be taken with 56 weeks of the date of death and it is entirely up to the employee if they take some, all or none of the leave allowed. 56 weeks is to take into consideration that parents may wish time away from work both near the time of the death but also the time around the anniversary of the death.
If any employee changes employment within the 56 weeks they will still be entitled to receive SPBP in their new employment if they met all conditions at the relevant week.
If an employee is entitled to SPBP due to the death of more than one child, then the leave entitlement is 2 weeks for each child.
There are conditions that do apply if the employee is receiving Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) during any part of the week when SPBP is payable and Statutory Maternity Leave (SMP), Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) etc.
There are qualifying conditions to receive SPBP being,
- Length of service and earnings
- Employee’s relationship with the child
For further details on this can be found by clicking the link or if you require any assistance with your payroll in this matter then please get in touch on 0113 286 4486.
Source: Accounting Web
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