Leave following the death of a child is extended

The Act contains several provisions which apply from 1^er July 2020:

Extension of leave for the death of a child

An employee shall be entitled to 7 working days leave (instead of 5 days previously) in the event of death:

• a child under 25 years of age; 
• a child, whatever his or her age, if he or she was a parent;
• a person under the age of 25 who is the employee's actual and permanent dependants.

Creating bereavement leave

A holiday says

• his or her child under the age of 25;
• or a person under the age of 25 who is the effective and permanent dependant of the person.

The employee may take these 8 days in a maximum of three periods (2 periods for employees, 3 for jobseekers, self-employed and self-employed agricultural workers). Each period must be at least one day long. He must take this leave within one year of the child's death.