SPM166400 | Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (Northern Ireland) (SPBP(NI)): Parental Bereavement Leave (PBL)

This page is for use for SPBP for employed earners gainfully employed in Northern Ireland from 6 April 2026.

For SPBP for GB (England, Scotland & Wales) and for Northern Ireland before 6 April 2026 please see SPM165000.

PBL provides employees with up to two weeks' leave for each miscarriage or child who has died or was stillborn.

The employee can choose when they want to take their PBL, as long as it is taken within 56 weeks from the date of the miscarriage or child’s death or stillbirth, provided acceptable notice is given, see SPM166500

PBL can start on any day of the week, depending on when the employee wants to start their leave, and the miscarriage or child’s death/stillbirth