Bereavement and Funeral Leave. Up to five (5) consecutive school days of absence, without loss of pay, within 8 days of the death, commencing with the first day requested by the teacher, shall be granted a teacher for a death in the immediate family, including miscarriage. Up to three (3) consecutive school days of absence, without loss of pay, within 8 days of the death, commencing with the first day requested by the teacher shall be granted a teacher for a death of a niece, nephew, aunt, or uncle. The 8 day rule may be waived by the Superintendent in extreme circumstances. PTO days may be used to extend bereavement without limitations. If attendance for the visitation and/or funeral requires extended travel or if the teacher is involved in funeral arrangements for someone other than immediate family, the teacher may request additional leave from the Superintendent. One (1) funeral day without loss of pay may be granted a teacher for the death of someone outside of the above listed criteria with Superintendent approval.
Bereavement and Funeral Leave. A regular employee shall be granted up to three (3) workdays (maximum twenty-four [24] hours) of paid bereavement leave at the time of a death in the employee’s immediate family. Such employee shall be granted up to an additional two (2) days (maximum of sixteen [16] hours) of paid bereavement leave when air travel or one (1)-way land travel of four (4) hours or longer is necessary. To be eligible for the additional one (1) or (2) two days (maximum of eight [8] or sixteen [16] hours) paid leave, pre-authorization from the Department Director or designate is required. Bereavement leave shall be prorated based on FTE, and may be used consecutively or non-consecutively. Bereavement leave shall normally be used within two (2) weeks of the date of the death. Exceptions to the two (2)-week use provision will be considered on a case by case basis and requires Manager approval.
a. the spouse, children, parents, brother, sister (or the step and in-law equivalents)
b. the employee’s grandparents, grandchildren, aunts and uncles
c. the employee’s domestic partner and children, parents, brother, sister (or the step and in-law equivalents) of the domestic partner (an Affidavit of Domestic Partnership must be on file in the HR-Benefits Department)
d. other relatives living in the employee’s household
e. any person under the guardianship of the employee
15.1.1 Bereavement leave in excess of the durations identified above or for other relatives may be granted with the approval of the Supervisor and charged to an employee’s PTO (in accordance with Appendix C to this Agreement), vacation, floating holiday, or compensatory time account.
15.1.2 Time off with pay for no more than three (3) hours of bereavement leave will be allowed for attending the funeral or memorial service of a County employee.
15.1.3 Employees may request, in writing, up to three (3) hours of bereavement leave for attending the funeral or memorial service of a County employee retiree with Supervisor consideration and approval.
Bereavement and Funeral Leave.
A. Unit members will be granted a maximum of five (5) paid work days leave in the event of a death in their immediate family or household. For the purpose of this paragraph only, if additional time away from work is needed, a unit member may use accumulated sick leave up to a maximum of one-half (1/2) of the total sick time accumulated.
B. For the purpose of this Article "immediate family" is defined as spouse, significant other, children (or person for whom the unit member acted as a parent), parents (or person who acted as the unit member’s parent when the employee was a child), grandparents, grandchildren, sisters, brothers, stepchildren, xxxxxx children, stepparents, half-brothers, half-sisters, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law.
C. Unit members will be granted paid funeral leave, by the appropriate supervisor, to a maximum of one (1) workday to permit an employee's attendance at the funeral of any of the unit member's aunts, uncles, nieces or nephews. Up to an additional two (2) days of paid funeral leave may be granted by the appropriate supervisor if extended travel is required in order to attend the funeral. The unit member may supplement funeral leave with accrued annual leave or compensatory time with supervisory approval.
Bereavement and Funeral Leave. 1. Full-time regular employees will be granted a maximum of five (5) paid days leave in the event of a death in their immediate family to a maximum of ten (10) paid days leave per fiscal year. For the purposes of this paragraph only, if additional time away from work is needed, an employee may use accumulated sick leave up to a maximum of one-half (1/2) of the total sick days accumulated at the time of the qualifying event in addition to or in lieu of accumulated annual leave.
2. For the purpose of this Article “immediate family” is defined as spouse, children (or person for whom the unit member acted as parent), parents (or person who acted as the unit member’s parent when the employee was a child), grandparents, grandchildren, sisters, brothers, step children, xxxxxx children, step parents, half-brothers, half-sisters, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother- in-law and sister-in-law, and significant other in the household.
3. Full-time regular employees may be granted paid leave, in an amount determined by the Director to a maximum of one (1) day to permit an employee's attendance at the funeral of any of the employee's aunts or uncles, provided that in no event shall the total amount of bereavement and/or funeral leave payable to an employee under all paragraphs of this Article exceed ten (10) days per fiscal year. Up to an additional two (2) days of paid funeral leave per fiscal year beyond the above referenced ten
Bereavement and Funeral Leave. A) An employee shall be allowed up to five (5) working days as funeral leave days not to be deducted from sick leave for a death in the immediate family. Immediate family is to be defined as follows: Mother, Father, Step-Mother, Step-Father, Brother, Sister, Wife or Husband, Son, Daughter, Step- children, Mother-in-law or Father-in-Law, Brother-in-Law, Sister-in-law, Son-in-Law, Daughter-in-Law, Grandparents and Grandchildren, or a member of the employee’s household.
B) An employee shall be allowed one (1) work day not to be deducted from sick leave for the death of a relative of other than above or friend for the exclusive purpose of attending the funeral.
C) Additional time may be granted at the discretion of the Superintendent.
D) Employees requesting bereavement and funeral leave shall receive their current rate of pay based on their regularly scheduled daily hours.
Bereavement and Funeral Leave. In the event of death in the immediate family of a regular employee, the employee will be granted up to three (3) days leave of absence from work with no loss of regular straight-time pay; said leave of absence may be split between leave for bereavement and leave for the funeral service. The term immediate family shall mean spouse, mother, father, child, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in- law, grandmother, grandfather, or grandchild of the employee. The Employer may grant additional unpaid leave required for travel in such circumstances.
Bereavement and Funeral Leave. In the event of death in the employee’s family, the employee shall be entitled to absence with full pay for four (4) days not chargeable to the employee’s sick leave or vacation accumulation per death. Such family members shall include; the husband, wife, child, mother, father, brother or sister. In the event of the death of the employee’s mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandfather, grandmother, grandchild or any other relative residing in the employee’s household, the employee shall be entitled to absence with full pay for three (3) days not chargeable to the employee’s accumulated sick leave or vacation leave per death. In the event of the death of the employee’s brother-in-law, sister-in-law, or any step child, the employee shall be entitled to absence with full pay for one (1) day not chargeable to the employee’s accumulated sick leave or vacation leave per death. In any of the above situations, any needed additional days required by the employee may be utilized from the employee’s accumulated sick leave or vacation time. The definition of “immediate family” for the purpose of this article shall include domestic partners of the same or opposite sex who have lived in the same household for at least six (6) months and have made a commitment to continue to live as a family.
Bereavement and Funeral Leave. It is understood that bereavement and funeral leave is granted to enable the employee to attend to the personal needs of the family and to fulfill responsibilities that occur as a result of the death of a relative. The days are not vacation days nor are they cumulative.
Bereavement and Funeral Leave. The Bereavement and Funeral Leave form will be completed by the employee and given to the building administrator for approval. If the employer suspects abuse, employees may be required to provide a letter to verify attendance and relationship.
Section 1. Employees shall be allowed five (5) days off with pay for the death of a spouse, child (natural, step, xxxxxx, adopted), mother, father, brother, sister, and legal dependent residing in the employee’s household.
Section 2. Employees shall be allowed three (3) days off with pay for the death of a grandparent, grandchild, legal guardian, step-parent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, and daughter-in-law.
Section 3. Employees shall be allowed one (1) day off with pay for the death of an aunt, uncle, niece, and nephew.
Section 4. An employee that travels a minimum of one hundred (100) miles shall be allowed one (1) additional day with pay in addition to those days delineated in Sections 1, 2, and 3.
Section 5. An employee that travels two hundred (200) miles or more shall be allowed two
Bereavement and Funeral Leave. Bereavement Leave. Up to five (5) days leave with pay per occurrence may be authorized by the District in the event of the death of any member of the immediate family or the immediate family of a domestic partner. Immediate family includes mother, father, spouse, domestic partner, son, son-in-law, daughter, daughter-in-law, brother, brother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, grandparents, mother- or father-in-laws, grandchild, aunt, uncle, nephew, niece, first cousin, and any other person living in the same household. Authorization in the granting or denying of this leave may not be arbitrary. Funeral Leave: An employee shall be allowed up to three (3) days of paid absence to attend the funeral of a person other than immediate family members. The decision to allow one (1), two (2), or three (3) days shall be based upon the required travel (distance) and time needed to attend the funeral. The maximum days permitted for funeral leave is three (3 days) per fiscal year and is non-accumulative. Authorization in the granting or denying of this leave may not be arbitrary. Bereavement and Funeral Leave can not be combined for the same occurrence.
