Parental Bereavement Leave Proposals

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A decision made on 6 April 2022

Decision Reference: MD-SOSEC-2022-251		Public
Subject: Parental Bereavement Leave Proposals
Report Title: Parental Bereavement Leave Proposals		Public
Decision(s): The Minister decided to present a report to the States Assembly setting out the proposals for the implementation of proposition P.70/2021: Parental Bereavement Leave.
Reason for Decision(s): Following the States Assembly’s unanimous approval of proposition P.70/2021, the Minister has developed proposals to ensure that there will be an entitlement to time off work enshrined in Jersey law for all parents that suffer the death of a child under 18, and a non-statutory payment scheme to support working parents who suffer the death of a child under 18. The work on changing the Employment (Jersey) Law 2003 and development of the payment scheme will take place during 2022.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications from the presentation of this report. However, in terms of the proposals, given the small numbers of annual payments that are likely to be made, it is suggested that the scheme be administered in a similar way to other Government non-statutory payment schemes i.e. as a largely manual process, involving a very small number of existing senior operational staff. The fixed value of the weekly payment will be determined during the development of the scheme. Given the small number of payments that will be made in a year, these costs will be absorbed into existing CLS departmental tax funded budgets.
Action Required: Private Secretary to request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the Report to be presented to the States Assembly at the earliest opportunity.
Signature:	Signed By: Assistant Minister for Social Security
Date Signed:	Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):