One of my client’s employees had a still birth last week. She emailed my client saying she is taking sick leave for a while. Do employers have any additional obligations here, apart from statutory sick pay (SSP)?

No doubt, this is an extremely distressing time for your employee so it’s important that your business is clear on how the law applies.

The first step would be to undertake a review of internal policies and procedures to check if anyr enhanced entitlements are offered in this area. If these are not offered, the business can rely on employment law to establish what support is available to the employee in this situation.