<p>But recognition can become restrictive when it assumes bereavement is the only, or “right”, response. The next step should be recognising the diversity of emotional responses too, and ensuring that statutory leave is paid, <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gwao.13055">genuinely accessible and inclusive</a> of all who need time away from work, whatever their circumstances.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. Please DO NOT REMOVE. --><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/292827/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" style="border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" /><!-- End of code. If you don't see any code above, please get new code from the Advanced tab after you click the republish button. The page counter does not collect any personal data. More info: https://theconversation.com/republishing-guidelines --></p>
<p><span><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/susie-kilshaw-1469521">Susie Kilshaw</a>, Professor in Medical Anthropology, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/ucl-1885">UCL</a></em> and <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/victoria-browne-1473387">Victoria Browne</a>, Reader in Political Philosophy, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/loughborough-university-1336">Loughborough University</a></em></span></p>
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