1 general conditions of employment - Department of Education and ...

4 LEAVEIn normal circumstances, a staff member must not take carer's leave under thissubclause where another person has taken leave to care for the same person.4.4.4 BEREAVEMENT ENTITLEMENTS4.4.4.1 Short term temporary and casual staff members are entitled to not be available toattend work, upon the death in Australia of a family member described in Section4.4.3.1The staff member is not entitled to any payment for the period of non-attendance.4.4.4.2 The staff member shall, wherever practicable, give the principal notice prior to theabsence of the absence. If it is not reasonably practicable to give the principal ornominee prior notice, the staff member must, as soon as reasonably practicableduring the first day of such absence, inform the principal or nominee of theirinability to attend for duty.4.4.4.3 The principal and the staff member should discuss the period for which the employeewill be entitled to not be available to attend work, the reasons for taking suchabsence, the name of the person requiring care and that person's relationship to thestaff member. In the absence of agreement about the length of the absence, the staffmember is entitled to not be available to attend work for up to 48 hours (i.e. twodays) per occasion.4.4.4.4 The staff member shall, if required, produce satisfactory evidence of the death.Handbook for non teaching staff in schools 2007 Page 4 - 24