A very significant announcement was made by the Government last week, one that in quieter times would probably have attracted much more media attention. As of 6 April, UK workers will receive the right to two weeks Parental Bereavement Leave should they lose a child.
There I was, tidying up, ironing clothes and cleaning our house. As I did so, my mind wandered to all those parenting milestones us parents go through: Pregnancy, birth, baptism, first day at nursery, first day at school and so on.
If your partner died, you would hope for sympathetic treatment from the Powers That Be. The reality is very different. Let’s, just for a moment, look at the financial realities. Eligibility for Bereavement Support Payments has just been slashed from 20 years to 18 months. Oh, and you have to be married to receive them.
With Father’s Day fast approaching, many of us are probably thinking about what card to get Dad. But did you know, it’s now possible to buy a handwritten, personalised card, all through your mobile phone, using a clever app called Inkly? Better still, you can take part in Inkly’s fantastic #InDadsShoes competition for a chance
