Queensland Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1999 - SECT 40

(1) This section does not apply to pieceworkers.

(2) An employee, other than a long term casual employee or short term casual employee, is entitled to—

(a) at least 2 days bereavement leave on full pay on the death of a member of the person's immediate family or household; and

(b) if the employee reasonably requires extra time to travel to and from the funeral or other ceremony for the death—an amount of unpaid bereavement leave equal to the time reasonably required for the travel.

(3) A long term casual employee is entitled to—

(a) at least 2 days unpaid bereavement leave on the death of a member of the person's immediate family or household; and

(b) if the employee reasonably requires extra time to travel to and from the funeral or other ceremony for the death—an amount of unpaid bereavement leave equal to the time reasonably required for the travel.

(4) A short term casual employee is entitled to be unavailable to attend work—

(a) for up to 2 days on unpaid bereavement leave on the death of a member of the person's immediate family or household; and

(b) if the employee reasonably requires extra time to travel to and from the funeral or other ceremony for the death—an amount of unpaid bereavement leave equal to the time reasonably required for the travel.

(5) The employee must give the employer a copy of the funeral notice or other evidence of the death the employer reasonably requires.

(6) An employee may take additional leave as unpaid bereavement leave if the employer agrees.

(7) The employer must not fail to re-engage a casual employee only because the casual employee has taken bereavement leave under this section.

(8) However, the rights of an employer not to re-engage a casual employee are not otherwise affected.