Property News · January 10, 2014

Bereavement leave: your rights in seeking support at work


Employees have a statutory right to a ‘reasonable’ amount of time off after a death, but if you are refused it you may have a case for compensationPeople who have suffered a bereavement are not being offered enough support at work, a report by the National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC) has found.The research – Life after death: six steps to improve support in bereavement – found that a third of employees who suffered a bereavement in the past five years felt they had not been treated with compassion by their employer; while 87% of those surveyed believed all employers should have a compassionate employment policy, to include paid bereavement leave. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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