Unless othenwise specified in the relevant Annexures in Part 2 of this Agreement—
| 26.1 |
An employer must grant an employee, during each annual leave cycle, at the request of the employee, three days paid family responsibility leave, subject to— |
| 26.1.1 |
notification of the birth of the employee's child or that the child is sick; and |
| 26.1.1.1 |
submission of satisfactory proof of birth in the form of a birth certificate; or of the child's sickness; and |
| 26.1.1.2 |
such leave for birth being taken at or around the time of the birth of the child, and in any event within one month of the birth; |
| 26.1.2 |
in the event of death— |
| 26.1.2.1 |
the death of an immediate family member (defined as own child/brother/sister/spouse/life partner/grandchild/parent or grandparent, including adoptive parent or child); and |
| 26.1.2.2 |
submission of satisfactory proof of death in the form of a death certificate; and |
| 26.1.2.3 |
such leave being taken at or around the time of death of the family member, and in any event within one month of the death; |
| 26.2 |
family responsibility leave is not accumulative; |
| 26.3 |
payment of any benefit claimed in terms of this clause may be made only after compliance with these provisions. |
South African Council for Educators Act, 2000
