AN120192 – Electricians &c. (State) Award
25.1 Long Service Leave — For long service provisions see Long Service Leave Act 1955.
25.2 Building and Construction Industry Long Service Payments - For employees performing building and construction work as defined by the Building and Construction Industry Long Service Payments Act 1986, see Building and Construction Industry Long Service Payments Act 1986.
25.3 Bereavement Leave
25.3.1 An employee, other than a casual employee, shall be entitled to up to two days bereavement leave without deduction of pay on each occasion of the death of a person prescribed in paragraph 25.3.3 of this subclause.
25.3.2 The employee must notify the employer as soon as practicable of the intention to take bereavement leave and will provide to the satisfaction of the employer proof of death.
25.3.3 Bereavement leave shall be available to the employee in respect to the death of a person prescribed for the purposes of personal/carer’s leave as set out in subparagraph 23.1.3.2 of clause 23, Personal/Carer’s Leave, provided that, for the purpose of bereavement leave, the employee need not have been responsible for the care of the person concerned.
25.3.4 An employee shall not be entitled to bereavement leave under this clause during any period in respect of which the employee has been granted other leave.
25.3.5 Bereavement leave may be taken in conjunction with other leave available under subclauses 23.2, 23.3, 23.4, 23.5 and 23.6 of the said clause 23. In determining such a request the employer will give consideration to the circumstances of the employee and the reasonable operational requirements, of the business.
25.3.6 Bereavement entitlements for casual employees
25.3.6.1 Subject to the evidentiary and notice requirements in 25.3.2 casual employees are entitled to not be available to attend work, or to leave work upon the death in Australia of a person prescribed in subclause 23.1.3.2 of clause 23, Personal / Carer's Leave.
25.3.6.2 The employer and the employee shall agree on the period for which the employee will be entitled to not be available to attend work. In the absence of agreement, the employee is entitled to not be available to attend work for up to 48 hours (i.e. two days) per occasion. The casual employee is not entitled to any payment for the period of non-attendance.
25.3.6.3 An employer must not fail to re-engage a casual employee because the employee accessed the entitlements provided for in this clause. The rights of an employer to engage or not engage a casual employee are otherwise not affected.
