In Test

Compassionate Leave

Ensure all employees are aware of your Compassionate / Family Leave Policy

In the recent Labour Court matter of Toyota South Africa Motors (Pty) Ltd v NUMSA obo Njilo and Others (D 692/19) [2022] ZALCD 12, the employer had a written compassionate leave policy in respect of the death of “immediate family” members, defined in the policy as “husband, wife, grandparents, father, mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, sister, brother, Ensure all employees are aware of your Compassionate / Family Leave Policy