Understanding Family Responsibility Leave

According to Section 27 of the BCEA, family responsibility leave is available to employees who have been with the same employer for more than four months and work more than four days per week. This leave can be taken when an employee's child is born, when the employee's child is sick, or in the event of the death of the employee's spouse, life partner, parent, adoptive parent, grandparent, adopted child, grandchild, or sibling. Employees are allowed to take half-day family responsibility leave if necessary. Employers may request proof of the event requiring the leave, such as a medical or death certificate. Family responsibility leave cannot be claimed for any reason other than those mentioned above.