AN120505 – Social and Community Services Employees (State) Award
44.1 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 44.3 below.
44.2 The employee must notify the employer as soon as practicable of the intention to take Bereavement Leave and will, if required by the employer, provide to the satisfaction of the employer proof of death.
44.3 Bereavement Leave shall be available to the employee in respect of the death of a person in relation to whom the employee could have utilised Clause 43.1 - 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.
44.4 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.
44.5 Bereavement Leave may be taken in conjunction with other leave available under Clauses 43.2, 43.3, 43.4 and 43.5 - Personal/Carer’s Leave. Where such other available leave is to be taken in conjunction with Bereavement Leave, consideration will be given to the circumstances of the employee and the reasonable operational requirements of the employer.
