"For Erin, a volunteer with the Miscarriage Association, the move will 'give people the validation for their feelings, and time to process the loss together.' She said her employer had been supportive but 'societally' she felt pressure to go back to work."
"'During the first few days, people were texting, saying they were thinking of me. But then that stopped. I thought I must have hit the point where people expect me to be OK.'"
"'If she had been there with me for two weeks, that would have reduced my trauma significantly.' The two weeks of leave for a woman and her partner is paid at the statutory level of just more than 194 per week, or 90% of weekly pay if that's lower."
Northern Ireland has introduced a policy granting two weeks of paid leave to parents experiencing a miscarriage at any stage of pregnancy. This initiative aims to provide emotional support and validation for those affected. Erin Sharkey, a volunteer with the Miscarriage Association, emphasized the importance of this leave in allowing couples to process their loss together. Previously, parents were only entitled to paid bereavement leave after a stillbirth. The new policy does not require medical evidence, only a notification to the employer.
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