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.

It can be taken as one continuous period, or as two separate weeks, within 56 weeks of miscarriage and parents do not have to provide medical evidence - they only have to tell their employer what happened.

Before the change, parents in Northern Ireland were only entitled to two weeks' paid bereavement leave following a stillbirth after at least 24 weeks of pregnancy, if they had been in their job for 26 weeks.

That remains the law in the rest of the UK.

However, the Westminster government is planning to bring in a change for England, Scotland and Wales in 2027 – to provide parents with a right to take unpaid leave for a minimum of one week following a miscarriage at any stage of pregnancy.

Across the UK, parents are also entitled to paid statutory maternity and paternity leave after a stillbirth at 24 weeks or later.

Staff reportedly cite ethics concerns, privacy worries, and doubt the platform adds much

cross-posted from: https://lemmus.org/post/21320666

Audio Podcast Episode: The Crime Agents.

• An at-risk teenager was sexually assaulted by care workers at a children’s home where she had been sent by her local council
• The home was not registered with Ofsted, which is illegal, and staffed by men with convictions for multiple violence crimes
• The girl is among the hundreds of vulnerable children sent to unregistered homes across England every year

“I stand up for women’s rights. I will not be bullied or pushed aside. Women are equal. Our voices matter and will be heard.

—- says woman covering herself from head to toe in agreement with the most patriarchal and evil religion in the world

well at least they’ve figured out all the correct left wing progressive sayings down, surprised no mention of gaza though

The commander of one of Britain's four Vanguard-class nuclear submarines, which carry Trident ballistic missiles, has been suspended for an affair with Labour MP Joanie Reid. Her husband was detained on suspicion of working for Chinese intelligence. The Royal Navy conducted an internal investigation to assess the risk of possible blackmail against the officer but found no security violations. Nevertheless, the commander resigned for personal reasons while remaining in the military.

The scandal erupted after Scotland Yard arrested three men in March for violating the National Security Act, including the MP's husband. Following this, the British Deputy Home Secretary threatened China with "serious consequences," and the Chinese Embassy in London expressed a strong protest, calling for an end to anti-Chinese manipulation.

Two-thirds of secondary school teachers report a decline in core abilities such as writing and problem-solving

The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) said it informally referred men who did not need clinical intervention but "would benefit from support within their community" to the group, which has members aged from 17 to 52.

Adam Townsend, 39, who started the group to combat his own loneliness, believed it could "take some of the strain off the NHS".

A woman from Douglas has described the "horrible" experience of being refused entry to China and immediately deported, despite believing she was covered by a new visa-exemption agreement.