Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)

Notices

National Bargaining Council for the Chemical Industry

Glass Sector

2023/2025 Collective Agreement

Chapter 3 - Different Types of Leaves and Traditional Healers

11. Compassionate Leave

Purchase

Employees will be entitled to four (4) days paid leave per occasion of death of immediate family, namely spouse, parents, children, brother, or sister and legally adopted children. A death certificate will be required. The employee will be entitled to a further one (1) day's unpaid leave.

In addition to the above, the type of leave will be extended to the employee's parents-in-law, subject to the following:—

11.1.

The deceased being the biological or adoptive.

11.2.

Submission of acceptable documentation proof to support the above. including the prior submission of copies of the identity documents of the parents-in-law, which would be kept in the employee's personal file.

11.3.

This would be a once-off benefit.