Compassionate leave
Academic and general/professional staff
Academic and general/professional staff are entitled to a period of up to three days paid compassionate leave for each occasion to spend time with a member of their immediate family or household who contracts or develops a personal illness or sustains a personal injury that poses a serious threat to his or her life; or after the death of a member of the employee's immediate family or household.
An employee may add an additional two days paid leave, providing up to a total of five days compassionate leave, by using additional leave.
TAFE teachers
TAFE teachers are entitled to up to three days paid compassionate leave on each occasion of illness or death of either a member of the employee's immediate family or household.
Additional leave may be granted in circumstances where the University considers the leave inadequate.
How to apply for compassionate leave
- Fully understand your compassionate leave entitlements and options.
- Discuss your situation and plans confidentially with your supervisor and/or People and Culture (raise a case in Workday).
- Login to Workday to submit your request (remember to state the relationship of the person to you). If you need an extension of bereavement leave, please submit your request in Workday, including written approval from your Executive Dean/Director (or DVC/COO/CFO/CLXO or VC where applicable).
More information
For detailed information on leave entitlements and conditions for different staff categories, please refer to your relevant enterprise agreement:
- Federation University Australia Union Enterprise Agreement | Academic and General Staff Employees | 2023-2026 (pdf, 1.77MB)
- Federation University Australia | TAFE Teaching Staff Agreement | 2019 (pdf, 495kb)
Please note the 'provisions/entitlements' above do not apply to casual or sessional staff members.