• 5 consecutive days (including weekends) in the case of a spouse, partner, parent, child or a person to whom the employee is in loco parentis.
• 3 consecutive days (including weekends) in the case of a brother, sister, parent in law, step-parent, grandparent, aunt or uncle.

Should the death occur after school hours the bereavement leave commences from the following day. Should the death occur at the weekend, for example, a Saturday, the bereavement leave commences from the day directly following the death i.e. Sunday.