Petition · past parliament · Department for Business and Trade
Require all employers offer at least four weeks of fully paid bereavement leave
Closed
32 signatures
What the petition asks
We want the Government to amend statutory entitlements to bereavement leave so all employers have to offer at least four weeks of fully paid bereavement leave, where an employee loses a child or has a stillbirth.
Death is a fact of life yes but mental health is on the rise and the Government can help support people in their most heartbreaking time and make it mandatory for all jobs to offer at minimum 4 weeks paid bereavement leave especially. This would at least remove the financial burden of taking time off to grieve
Timeline
| 16 Apr 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 May 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
32
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Business and Trade
Opened
16 Apr 2024
Closed
29 May 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.