Katharine Moxham, spokesperson for industry body Group Risk Development (Grid), explains that they are intended to provide clarity on what might otherwise have been ad hoc paid leave, or to improve unapproved or unpaid leave to deal with traumatic events. “This could include the loss of a child, pregnancy loss, IVF, menopause and other health-related events such as gender reassignment surgery or cancer treatment,” she says. “Health-related leave policies may or may not dovetail with occupational sick pay or statutory sick pay.”