Bereavement Absence. An employee may take up to five (5) days of paid bereavement leave per event for any death(s) that occurs in the employee’s immediate family. For purposes of this Agreement, “immediate family” includes a spouse, children, parents or equivalent, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and equivalent in-laws. The Executive Director of Administrative Services may, in their sole discretion, grant up to ten (10) additional days of bereavement leave per school year for reasons such as multiple deaths in the immediate family, out-of-state funerals or other extenuating circumstances.
Bereavement Absence. An employee is entitled to a paid absence from the District, not to exceed three days, on account of the death of a member of the employee’s immediate family if acceptable proof of death and relationship is provided and the absence commences within twelve months. If more than one such death occurs simultaneously, the absences may be taken consecutively. If out-of-state travel is required and requested, an additional two days shall be granted. The employee’s immediate family is defined as the following:
a. Spouse or, for purposes of these Leave Sections only, a cohabitant who is the equivalent of spouse;
b. Parent (includes in-law, step, and xxxxxx parent, and parent of cohabitant who is the equivalent of spouse);
c. Grandparent (includes in-law, step, and a grandparent of cohabitant who is the equivalent of spouse);
d. Child (including child of spouse, son/daughter-in-law, step and xxxxxx child, and child of cohabitant who is the equivalent of spouse);
e. Grandchild (includes grandchild of spouse, step grandchildren, and grandchildren of cohabitant who is equivalent of spouse);
f. Brother;
g. Sister; and
h. Any relative in the employee’s immediate household. Xxxxxxxxxxx is also granted for absence by reason of official notice in time of war that a member of the immediate family is missing in action, or official notice that a deceased member of the immediate family is being returned by the armed forces for internment in this country. Personal necessity absence in accordance with Section 5.0 below may be used in case of the death of a close friend or relative not included in the definition of immediate family in this Section.
Bereavement Absence. (i) In the event of the death of a close family member of an employee, the Company will grant, upon request, a paid absence not to exceed three (3) working days, for the purpose of attending the funeral, and if necessary, making funeral arrangements. In the event that extended travel is required, the Company may grant up to two (2) additional days of paid absence with Management approval.
(ii) A close family member is usually a parent, grandparent, spouse ( including common-law ), child, grandchild, daughter/son-in-law, brother or sister, brother/sister-in-law, and mother/father- in-law.
(iii) The employee must contact their supervisor and advise as soon as possible if they require time off from work due to the death of a close family member.
Bereavement Absence. The Superintendent of Schools will receive Bereavement Leave based on the benefit provided to other School Corporation 12-month Administrators.
Bereavement Absence a. An Employee absent from duty because of the death of a member of the Employee’s immediate family will receive their regular compensation for a period not to exceed five
Bereavement Absence. Employees absent from duty to attend the funeral or a memorial service in lieu of the funeral of a member of the immediate family or a relative with whom they may at the time be living, may draw regular wages not to exceed three (3) days for each funeral and are independent of sick leave and are not cumulative. Bereavement may be granted more than once per year. The employee may draw an additional day if required to travel beyond a radius of five hundred (500) miles to attend the funeral. Evidence of bereavement must be presented to the immediate supervisor. The employee shall notify his/her immediate supervisor before being absent from work. The term immediate family shall be defined to include employee’s father, mother, father-in- law, mother-in-law, step-parents, brother or half-brother, stepson or stepdaughter, sister or half-sister, spouse, son or son-in-law, daughter or daughter-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, brother-in-law and sister-in-law of the employee.
Bereavement Absence. Subd. 1. A maximum of five (5) days for each death in categories "a", "b", "c", "d", and "e" as listed below for each full-time teacher.
Subd. 2. One (1) day for each of the categories "f" through "l." A maximum of an additional three (3) days may be permitted at the discretion of and upon the approval of the Executive Director of Human Resources. Part-time teachers shall accrue and be eligible for such a benefit on a pro-rata basis.
a. parent, step parent or former guardian of teacher
b. spouse of teacher
c. individuals who dwell under the same roof and comprise a family or domestic establishment
d. child, step child of teacher
e. parent or step parent of spouse f. brother, step brother, sister, or step sister of teacher
Bereavement Absence. A. Teachers absent from duty because of the death of a member of the immediate family, or a relative with whom they may at the time be living, may draw a regular salary not to exceed three (3) days per occurrence. These days are independent of sick leave days and personal business days and are non-cumulative. When additional days are needed, such days shall be deducted from personal business days. When personal business days are not available, sick days may be used.
B. The term "immediate family" in this section will be defined to include spouse, children or step-children, parents or step- parents, brothers or step-brothers, sisters or step-sisters, grandparents or grandchildren, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, of the teacher and/or spouse, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, and an individual living with the teacher on a non-commercial basis.
C. One day deducted from sick leave per occurrence shall be granted for death of persons not qualifying under “immediate family” may be requested from the Superintendent or designee after exhaustion of personal day absence. This may include but not be limited to an aunt, uncle, cousin, or close personal friend.
Bereavement Absence. (a) A member eligible for sick leave with pay may use such sick leave upon notification for absence due to illness, injury, exposure to contagious disease, or death in the immediate family, or any other person that has permanently lived in his household for a period of six (6) months or more, subject to review and approval of the Police Chief.
(b) Absence due to serious illness or death to the members of the immediate family shall not be chargeable to sick leave and shall not exceed three (3) days. The immediate family shall be defined as spouse, children, mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister, legal guardian, or any other person that has permanently lived in his household for a period of six (6) months or more. Absence due to an “outpatient” admission ordered by a physician’s office for a surgical/invasive procedure of a member’s spouse, child, or any other person that has permanently lived in his/her household for a period of six (6) months or more; in a hospital like setting shall not be charged to sick leave and shall not exceed one (1) day. Serious illness is defined to mean an emergency overnight admission to a local hospital or a scheduled overnight admission to a hospital located outside the City area.
(c) A leave of absence not to exceed one (1) working day shall be granted for the death of a member’s own brother-in-law, member’s own sister-in-law, employee’s and his/her spouse or most significant other’s grandparents, uncle or aunt. Additional time may be granted at the discretion of the Department Head.
(d) In the event of the death of an employee’s spouse or child, such employee shall be granted six (6) working days off at time of such death.
(e) A member shall be granted three (3) working days off with pay for the birth or adoption a child. Such days shall be utilized within 1 week of the actual date of such birth or adoption.
Bereavement Absence. 1. An Employee absent from duty because of the death of a member of the Employee’s immediate family will receive their regular compensation for a period not to exceed five (5) days per occurrence. These days are independent of sick leave days and are non-cumulative.
2. The term "immediate family" as used in this section includes spouse, children or step-children, parents or step-parents, brothers or step-brothers, sisters or step- sisters, grandparents or grandchildren, mother-in-law and father-in-law, brothers- in-law, sisters-in-law, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law of the Employee and/or spouse, and an individual living with the Employee on a non-commercial basis.
