AN150038 – Clerks (Retail Industry) Award

CLAUSE 7.3 BEREAVEMENT LEAVE
OPDATE 12:03:2004 on and from

7.3.1 Entitlement to leave

7.3.1.1 An employee (other than a casual employee), on the death of a member of the employee's immediate family or household, as prescribed in 7.5.1.2, is entitled, on reasonable notice, to leave up to and including the day of the funeral. This leave is without deduction of pay for a period not exceeding 15.2 hours in any completed year of continuous service (pro rata for part-time employees). Proof of death must be furnished by the employee to the satisfaction of the employer, if requested.

7.3.1.2 The entitlement in 7.3.1.1 can also be accessed by an employee (other than a Casual Employee) for the purpose of Carers Leave as provided in 7.5.2.6

7.3.2 Entitlement to additional bereavement leave

Subject to the same provisions of subclause 7.3.1, where the leave in subclause 7.3.1 has been exhausted, an employee is entitled to leave up to 15.2 hours on each occasion of a death of a member of the employee's immediate family or household (pro-rata for part-time employees). This additional leave may, be provided on the following basis:

7.3.2.1 Where paid leave is sought, it will be debited against the available sick leave credit of the employee.

7.3.2.2 Where the sick leave credit of the employee has been exhausted and additional leave is sought, the employee may either access paid leave as provided for elsewhere in this Award or apply for unpaid leave, which will not be unreasonably withheld by the employer.

7.3.3 Effect of other leave

This clause has no operation where the period of entitlement to this leave coincides with any other period of leave.