AN150029 – Carpenters & Joiners (General) Award 1993
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An employee shall on the death within Australia of a spouse, parent, parent-in-law, brother, sister, child or stepchild, be entitled on notice to leave up to and including the day of the funeral of such relation and such leave shall be without deduction of pay for a period not exceeding the number of hours worked by the employee in two ordinary days of work.
Proof of such death shall be furnished by the employee to the satisfaction of the employer.
Provided further that, with the consent of the employer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, an employee shall, in addition to this entitlement to paid bereavement leave, be entitled to reasonable unpaid bereavement leave up to ten working days in respect of the death within Australia or overseas of a relation to whom the Clause applies, and that any dispute as to the granting of unpaid bereavement leave may be dealt with in accordance with Clause 46.
For the purpose of this Clause, "spouse" shall include a person who lives with the employee as a de facto spouse.
