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Death in service

Guidance to assist employees who are faced with difficult situation of a colleague dying.

Death in service

The death of an employee requires the employer to handle the situation in a practical, yet sensitive way.

The death in service guidance (DOC 491KB) is designed to assist employees who are faced with difficult situation of a colleague dying. It outlines the practical steps that the Council and its employees should take on the death of an employee.