PART 5Entitlement to time off

Bereavement leave41

1

An agricultural worker is entitled to paid bereavement leave and agricultural bereavement pay in accordance with article 43 in circumstances where the bereavement relates to a person in Category A, Category B or Category C.

2

For the purposes of paragraph (1), persons in Category A are—

a

a child.

3

For the purposes of paragraph (1), persons in Category B are—

a

a parent of the agricultural worker,

b

the agricultural worker’s spouse or civil partner, or

c

someone with whom the agricultural worker lives as if they were spouses (without being legally married) or someone with whom the agricultural worker lives as if they were in a civil partnership (without legally being in a civil partnership).

4

For the purposes of paragraph (1), persons in Category C 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.

5

Bereavement leave for the purposes of paragraph (1) is in addition to any other leave entitlements under this Order.