Statutory leave for early pregnancy loss: A comparative study

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dc.contributor.authorKelly-Harrington, Ruadhen
dc.contributor.authorMurray, Claireen
dc.contributor.authorHennessy, Maritaen
dc.contributor.authorLeitao, Saraen
dc.contributor.authorO’Sullivan, Maeveen
dc.contributor.authorDalton-O’Connor, Carolineen
dc.contributor.authorNuzum, Danielen
dc.contributor.authorO’Donoghue, Keelinen
dc.contributor.authorDonnelly, Maryen
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T09:32:12Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T09:32:12Z
dc.date.issued2024en
dc.description.abstractPregnancy loss prior to fetal viability is a common experience for women worldwide – 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage. Increased recognition of the impact of such loss has put the issue of statutory leave in this context on the policy and legislative agenda in an increasing number of jurisdictions. This article seeks to help inform these debates by presenting the findings of a comparative study of jurisdictions which have introduced such leave. From this, the article identifies two main approaches: leave based on the sick leave model and leave based on the compassionate leave model. The article argues that both models have strengths and limitations. What works in each individual jurisdiction will depend, among other factors, on the way in which the jurisdiction in question addresses the issue of leave more broadly. However, regardless of the model adopted, the article argues that some form of statutory leave for miscarriage and other pregnancy loss should be introduced on the basis that such leave serves to reinforce the equality agenda, provides a chance for care and recovery following pregnancy loss, and serves an important expressive and educative goal in ensuring better understanding of the impact of pregnancy loss on those who experience such loss. © The Author(s) 2024.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.articleidp.20319525241263177en
dc.identifier.citationKelly-Harrington, R., Murray, C., Hennessy, M., Leitao, S., O’Sullivan, M., Dalton-O’Connor, C., Nuzum, D., O’Donoghue, K. and Donnelly, M. (2024) Statutory leave for early pregnancy loss: A comparative study. European Labour Law Journal, 15(4), p.20319525241263177. https://doi.org/10.1177/20319525241263177en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/20319525241263177en
dc.identifier.issued4
dc.identifier.journaltitleEuropean Labour Law Journalen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/16856
dc.identifier.volume15
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSAGE Publications Ltden
dc.rights© 2024, the Authors. This work is made available under the CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectAbortionen
dc.subjectFetal viabilityen
dc.subjectHigh-income countriesen
dc.subjectLeaveen
dc.subjectLegislationen
dc.subjectMiscarriageen
dc.subjectPregnancy lossen
dc.subjectTermination of pregnancyen
dc.subjectWorkers’ rightsen
dc.subjectWorkplaceen
dc.titleStatutory leave for early pregnancy loss: A comparative studyen
dc.typeArticle (peer reviewed)en
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