Pregnancy: Redundancy
Commons · Question 81987 · Tabled 14 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Zarah Sultana
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending redundancy protection to 18 months for employees experiencing pregnancy loss at any stage of pregnancy.
Answer
Answered by Kate Dearden, 22 Oct 2025
If an employee experiences pregnancy loss within the first 24 weeks of pregnancy, the redundancy protected period ends two weeks from the end of the pregnancy. After a stillbirth from 24 weeks, the protected period ends 18 months from the date of birth.Th...