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Grant statutory right to leave for employees when a parent passes away

Submitted by Kelly Davies on Thursday 2nd October 2025

Published on Thursday 6th November 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 6th May 2026

Signatures: 47

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Grant statutory right to leave for employees when a parent passes away

Petition Details

Introduce minimum statutory leave for employees after the death of a parent.

Additional Information

Funeral arrangements can take 2-3 weeks to arrange. We think inadequate leave from employers can cause longer term damage pressuring an employee to return prematurely following the death of a parent. Arranging a funeral for a parent is very stressful, then the additional stress of closing that parents life down in terms of their finances and other business.


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