Family-friendly rights: key differences in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Updating authors: Jo Broadbent, Hogan Lovells and Kate Upcraft, consultant editor (Scotland): Gillian MacLellan, consultant editor (Northern Ireland): Andrew Spratt
Future developments
Northern Ireland: The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018, when commenced, will introduce an entitlement in England, Wales and Scotland for qualifying employees who are bereaved parents of a child under 18 (including a child stillborn after 24 weeks of pregnancy) to be absent from work with pay (see Family-friendly rights > Shared parental leave > Future developments and Family-friendly rights > Shared parental pay > Future developments). There are no corresponding provisions for Northern Ireland.
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