#2026/63The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay (Miscarriage) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
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These regulations extend Northern Ireland’s existing parental bereavement leave and pay scheme to include parents who suffer a miscarriage. The rules amend the Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (General) (No. 2) Regulations and the Parental Bereavement Leave (No. 2) Regulations 2026 so that a miscarriage occurring after 24 weeks of pregnancy (stillbirth) or before that point is treated as the loss of a child for the purposes of statutory leave and pay. Employees who meet the qualifying conditions will be entitled to up to two weeks of paid leave and the corresponding statutory payment. The regulations come into operation on a date to be specified in accordance with regulation 1 and were made under powers in the Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.
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Key Changes
- Extends statutory parental bereavement leave and pay to employees who experience a miscarriage at any stage of pregnancy
- Amends the Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (General) (No. 2) Regulations and the Parental Bereavement Leave (No. 2) Regulations 2026
- Treats miscarriage (including stillbirth after 24 weeks) as the loss of a child for entitlement purposes
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