Bereavement leave is covered by Section 62 to Section 72 of the Holidays Act 2003

There is no bereavement leave entitlement within the first 6 months of employment. Section 63(1)(a)

An employee is entitled to 3 days bereavement leave on the death of a close relative. Section 70(1)(a) and Section 69(2)(a)

An employee is entitled to 1 days bereavement leave on the death of any other person if the employer accepts that the employee has suffered a bereavement. Section 70(1)(b) and Section 69(2)(b)

There is no maximum number of bereavements an employee may suffer. The above entitlements are for every bereavement an employee suffers. Section 70(2)

Bereavement leave can be taken in advance at the employer's discretion, but note that being an event based entitlement rather than a cumulative one, there is no future entitlement from which to deduct bereavement leave. Section 63(3)

An employee is required to notify their employer as soon as possible if taking bereavement leave. Section 64

For each day of bereavement leave taken, an employer is required to pay the employee's relevant daily pay - that is, what the employee would probably have earned had they been at work. Section 71