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New right to bereavement leave to cover step and half relatives

The new law will also cover foster, kinship care and adoptive relationships, as well as early pregnancy loss.
A new legal right to unpaid time off work after suffering a bereavement will cover step and half relatives, as well as foster, kinship care and adoptive relationships, the government has said.
From April next year, employees in Great Britain who lose... [2471 chars]
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