UK reward metrics · Time Off & Family

Do UK organisations provide paid leave for pregnancy loss / miscarriage?

Source lumi HRBase 265 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

50.9%No specific provision

50.9% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No specific provision” on paid pregnancy-loss leave (base: 265 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How UK organisations answered

No specific provision 50.9% Discretionary 31.3% Paid policy 17.7%
Paid pregnancy-loss leave (base: 265 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Paid pregnancy-loss leave: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
No specific provisioncommon50.9%
Discretionaryalternative31.3%
Paid policyrare17.7%

Common, alternative and rare describe how each answer sits against the community: the most chosen answer is common; an answer chosen by fewer than one in five organisations is rare.

Definition

Indicates whether paid leave for pregnancy loss or miscarriage is offered as formal policy, at discretion, or not at all. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/paid-pregnancy-loss-leave
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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