Gordon Backs Campaign For Paid Miscarriage Leave
Edinburgh Pentlands MSP Gordon MacDonald has added his support to the campaign to introduce paid leave for families who experience a miscarriage before 24 weeks. One in four pregnancies end in miscarriage, however, under current UK legislation, workers are only entitled to paid bereavement leave following a stillbirth after 24 weeks of pregnancy. As a result, families across the country are forced to rely on their employer’s good will or sick leave to allow them to grieve the
