Grant paid sick leave for women who experience miscarriages and abortions.

Closed 332 signatures

What the petition asks

To be eligible for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), an employee must be off work sick for 4 or more days in a row. If an employee is off sick for between 1-3 days, they will not be paid.

Women experiencing miscarriages and abortions should be granted SSP effective from the 1st day they are off work sick

Many women who go through miscarriages and abortions are faced with the difficult situation of being in too much pain and trauma to go into work but being unable to afford taking 1-3 unpaid sick days off work. They are then effectively forced to attend work in a weak and unwell state as though of normal health and fitness, thereby having a negative impact on themselves and their performance.

This petition seeks legal recognition and support of the natural experiences faced by women.

Timeline

8 Aug 2019	Petition opened for signatures
6 Nov 2019	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 332

Status Closed

Opened 8 Aug 2019

Closed 6 Nov 2019

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