8.07. In accordance with the provisions of the Act respecting labour standards (chapter N-1.1), an employee may be absent from work(1) if the employee must stay with the employee’s child, spouse, the child of the employee’s spouse, the employee’s father, mother, the spouse of the employee’s father or mother, the employee’s brother, sister or one of the employee’s grandparents because of a serious illness or a serious accident;
(2) if the employee’s minor child has a serious and potentially mortal illness;
(3) if the employee must stay with the employee’s minor child who suffered serious bodily injury during or as a direct result of a criminal offence that renders the child unable to carry on regular activities;
(4) if the employee’s minor child has disappeared;
(5) if the employee’s spouse or child commits suicide; or
(6) if the death of the employee’s spouse or child occurs during or as a direct result of a criminal offence.