New bereavement leave law is coming. Most employers aren't ready.

Elveya prepares your policy, your managers and your culture for pregnancy and baby loss, ahead of the day-one right to leave landing in 2027.

2027
Day-one bereavement leave right commences
1 in 4
Pregnancies end in loss before 24 weeks
Oct 9–15
Baby Loss Awareness Week: the best time to act

Why this matters to your business

UK data on pregnancy and baby loss at work, and the gap most employers haven't closed yet.

How many people it affects
1 in 10

women leave their jobs due to unsupportive workplace environments after experiencing pregnancy loss.

Source: Maternity Action
Policy gap
37%

of organisations have a formal policy for pregnancy or baby loss.

Source: CIPD, 2022
Leave gap
25%

of employees received paid compassionate leave beyond statutory entitlement.

Source: CIPD, 2022
Retention risk
24%

of employees who experienced loss considered leaving their job because of it.

Source: CIPD, 2022
Manager readiness
40%

of employees felt their manager understood what they were going through.

Source: CIPD, 2022
The opportunity
70%

of employees who felt unsupported by their manager said support would have helped.

Source: CIPD, 2022

Most workplaces have a policy gap. Fewer have a plan for their managers.

Most employers of scale already have a bereavement or compassionate leave policy. Almost none of them cover pregnancy loss, stillbirth or neonatal death specifically, and fewer managers know how to have that conversation well.

The Employment Rights Bill closes the legal gap. It doesn't close the readiness gap. That work has to happen before the law commences, with real people, not a policy document nobody reads.

What's actually changing

Now: Secondary legislation is under consultation, with detail still being finalised
2027: Day-one right to bereavement leave commences, covering pregnancy loss before 24 weeks
Before then: Get your policies, manager capability and support in place before the law changes

What we offer

Founder-delivered projects that give HR and L&D teams a fast, practical route to readiness.

Awareness Sessions

A live session that gives your team the confidence to talk about pregnancy and baby loss properly. Plain language that is accessible to all. Built around what colleagues actually need from each other.

Half-day or 90-minute format

Manager Training

Practical training that gives people managers the words for these conversations: what to say, what to avoid, and how to support someone's return to work.

Half-day or full-day

2027 Readiness Review

An audit of your current policy and manager capability against what's coming, with a practical toolkit so you're ready well ahead of commencement.

Policy review + manager toolkit
Baby Loss Awareness Week9–15 Oct

Employers book October sessions in August and September

It's the natural moment to open this conversation with your organisation, and the best window all year to get a session on the calendar. If you want something in place for October, now is when to start.

Led by someone who's done both sides of this

"I've spent 8+ years in operations, training managers and briefing C-suite leaders on how to handle the moments that matter most. I also know, firsthand, what it's like when a workplace gets this wrong, and what it means when one gets it right."

Tahnee Knowles, Founder, Elveya

Get your organisation ready before 2027

Book a short call to talk through what your team needs before Baby Loss Awareness Week. No obligation, no pitch deck required.