New Zealand becomes only second country after India to pass Miscarriages Bereavement Leave Law

New Zealand becomes only second country after India to pass Miscarriages Bereavement Leave Law

New Zealand becomes only second country after India to pass Miscarriages Bereavement Leave Law

  • The New Zealand Parliament has recently passed legislation to provide leave for miscarriage and for stillbirth
  • The Bill allows mothers and their partners the right to paid leave following a miscarriage or still birth, without having to tap into sick leave.
  • Employees will get three days leave when a pregnancy ends with a stillbirth.
  • With this, New Zealand has become only the second country in the world to do so.
  • India is the only other country in the world with similar legislation that provides leave for miscarriage and stillbirth

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