11/05/2026
Compassionate leave is a separate entitlement. It doesn’t come out of your sick and carer’s leave balance.
All employees (including casuals) can take 2 days of compassionate leave (also known as bereavement leave) each time they meet the criteria.
You can take this leave if 👇
- a member of your immediate family or household dies, or contracts or develops a life-threatening illness or injury
- a baby in your immediate family or household is stillborn
- you have a miscarriage, or
- your current spouse or de facto partner has a miscarriage.
Full-time and part-time employees get paid leave 💵
Casual employees get unpaid leave ❌
