AN160331 – Watchmakers' and Jewellers' Award 1970
A worker shall, on the death within Australia of a wife, husband, de-facto wife, or de-facto husband, parent, parent-in-law, brother, sister, child or step-child, be entitled on notice of 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 worker in two ordinary working days. Proof of such death shall be furnished by the worker to the satisfaction of his employer.
Provided that payment in respect of bereavement leave is to be made only where the worker otherwise would have been on duty and shall not be granted in any case where the worker concerned would have been off duty in accordance with his/her roster, or on long service leave, annual leave, sick leave, workers' compensation, leave without pay or on a public holiday.
