PART 5

Entitlement to time off

Bereavement leave
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1
An agricultural worker is entitled to paid bereavement leave in circumstances where the bereavement relates to a person in Category A or Category B.
2
For the purposes of paragraph (1), persons in Category A are—
a
a parent of the agricultural worker;
b
a son or daughter of the agricultural worker;
c
the agricultural worker’s spouse or civil partner; or
d
someone with whom the agricultural worker lives as husband and wife without being legally married or someone with whom the agricultural worker lives as if they were in a civil partnership.
3
For the purposes of paragraph (1), persons in Category B are—
a
a brother or sister of the agricultural worker;
b
a grandparent of the agricultural worker; or
c
a grandchild of the agricultural worker.
4
Bereavement leave for the purposes of paragraph (1) is in addition to any other leave entitlements under this Order.