What is Compassionate Leave?
Compassionate leave is a form of absence taken when an employee has to deal with a sensitive or upsetting situation.
How Long Is Compassionate Leave In South Africa
Bereavement leave employees are entitled to up to 3 days of paid leave in the event of the death of the employee’s spouse or life partner; or the employee’s parent, adoptive parent, grandparent, child, adopted child, grandchild, or sibling.
How many days of compassionate leave do you get in South Africa?
How many days for family responsibility leave? Employees who have worked for more than four months and at least four days a week must get the three-day paid compassionate leave during each leave cycle. The 5 days of family responsibility leave only applies to domestic workers who meet the requirements
What qualifies as compassionate leave in South Africa?
Employees are entitled to take such leave when their child is born, sick or in the event of the death of such employee’s spouse or life partner, parent, adoptive parent, grandparent child, adopted child, grandchild, or sibling.
How many leave days per month in South Africa?
1,25 days per month
Calculation of accrual of leave – 1,25 days per month or 1,5 days per month. If the employee is working a five-day week, then the annual leave will accrue at the rate of 1,25 days per month, and if the employee is working a six-day week then the annual leave will accrue at the rate are of 1,5 days per month.