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Parental bereavement leave and pay (Northern Ireland)

Consultation opens
15 June - 10 August 2020
Deadline to submit comments to Together for Short Lives
3 August 2020
Deadline to submit comments to Department for the Economy
10 August 2020

The Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland has opened a consultation on the introduction of Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay entitlements in Northern Ireland.

The consultation will inform how the legislation best mirrors the same entitlements introduced in Great Britain in April this year whilst being aware of specific needs in Northern Ireland.

Please email any comments you would like to raise in response to the consultation to james.cooper@togetherforshortlives.org.uk by Monday 3rd August.

More information on the consultation can be found here.

Informing our consultation responses