Should Men Get Paternity Leave for Miscarriage? Seeking Your Thoughts on Policy Change

Paternity Leave for Male Employees in Case of Miscarriage

Opening a thread to understand the views of experts on "Paternity leave for a male employee in the case of miscarriage of his wife."

There are maternity benefits and leaves for female employees; we are mostly aware of this. We also know the provisions of leave in case of abortion for them. I am seeking your valuable advice and views on leave for a male employee in case of the miscarriage/abortion of his wife. As per the law, we do have provisions for leave for a female employee. The question is, why is there no such provision for a male employee? The family undergoes turmoil and pain. In this fast-paced life, families are so nuclear that a husband is often the only one to support his wife through such times.

HR practices have changed, and policies have been developed for better work, employee, and company relationships. We always need to change for the betterment, and this should be continual. Your views may help me to formulate and implement a policy on this.

Thanks,
Sachin

Your effort to find the answer has addressed the question. Nothing stops us from granting leaves to an employee for such humane reasons. It would be beneficial if legal authorities and government bodies declared this as a law. However, until then, we are free to continue it as one of our best practices at our organizations.

Question About HR Department

Now, here's my question: do you work in the HR Department at your firm? We might be able to help you propose this to your management.

Hope that answers your question.

Regards,

Hi, thanks for your reply. I really appreciate this. Yes, I am from HRD. My intention was to gather views and ideas to formulate a policy. It seems I need to proceed on my own. 

Thanks,
Sachin