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Employment Rights Bill | Bereavement Leave to be granted to parents who suffer miscarriages
Bereavement leave will be given to parents who suffer a miscarriage, as part of updated...
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Time to grieve | 'Overwhelming' case for bereavement leave to cover miscarriages, MPs say
The new Employment Rights Bill must include bereavement leave for those who miscarry...
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Grief awareness | Creating a culture of care for bereaved employees
Grief Awareness Week served as a vital reminder for employers about the importance...
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‘Deeply saddened’ | Sky employee dies after 'falling from height' at London head office
The broadcasting company said it was offering colleagues its 'full support' after...
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'Condolence money' | Employee refuses to give money to bereaved colleague after not receiving any themselves
An employee has shared a story on Reddit of how they refused to contribute to a colleague's...
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Bereavement | Why sickness absence is rarely the answer
“Quite often, we see that when compassionate leave comes to an end, an employer...
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Dying Matters | How employers can support staff in times of grief & bereavement
Every year, people around the country use Dying Matters Awareness Week as a period...
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Employee wellbeing | How employers can support employees after a bereavement
Grief following the death of a loved one can be overwhelming. Well-meaning employers...
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'Morally reprehensible' | Worker pretended their mum had died to get time off work
A former police officer has been banned from ever working the service again after...
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'Heartless' | Worker asks for time off after mum's death - but gets sacked instead
A company is facing the wrath of the internet after allegedly firing an employee...
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Dying Matters | How to talk about death & grief in the workplace
Dying Matters Awareness Week is encouraging employers to facilitate talks about death...
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New Podcast | How HR can support grieving colleagues
In this HR Grapevine podcast, we discuss how HR can support staff battling grief...
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Wellbeing | Number of workers seeking HR help for divorce & bereavement soars
The number of UK employees accessing workplace support for matters such as anxiety,...
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Managing grief | Employer best practice for supporting bereaved staff
In this myGrapevine+ deep dive, hear from Paul Edwards, Head of People at will-writing,...
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Parental leave | TSB rolls out new support package for staff - here's why
TSB has announced a new employee support package to provide extra support to staff...
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Compassionate culture | How to support staff going through baby loss
A recent study by the Miscarriage Association found that many women who lost their...
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CIPD | Calls for the right for bereavement leave and pay to be extended
As the UK leaves enforced lockdown due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, questions...
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‘Jack’s Law’ | Parental bereavement leave to be rolled out in April
The regulations, which will come into effect in April this year, entitle working...
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Wellbeing | Supporting a grieving employee
Grief can be a difficult subject to raise. HR Grapevine spoke to the experts to find...
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Bereavement | Amazon worker 'fired' after spending extra hour with dying relative
The Sacramento warehouse worker was in the throes of completing a night-time shift...
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