Labour Want Laws For Reproductive Leave Fast-Tracked

Women in the workplace who’ve experienced miscarriage and fertility treatments have suffered in silence, for"far too long", according to the Labour Party.

Broadcaster Rebecca Horan had a series of miscarriages in 2019 but returned to work quckly, as she said she wanted a distraction. She said paid leave would have made a huger difference: "It requires many visits back and forth to the clinic, and if someone is working in a job and they're left taking annual leave or taking sick leave. But they're not sick."

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