Bereavement Leave / Tangihanga Leave. 26.20.1 Leave is also provided to the greatest extent practicable to allow grieving associated with bereavement, Tangihanga or to pay respects on the death of a close relative. If you need to discharge obligations and/or pay respects to a deceased person with whom you have had a close relationship or association, appropriate leave will also be favourably considered. Such obligations may exist because of family or whanaunga connections or cultural requirements such as attending all or part of a Tangihanga or its equivalent. Such leave will normally be on pay but in some cases the leave, or part of it, may be without pay.
26.20.2 The entitlement to paid bereavement leave is a minimum of 3 5 days for the death of an immediate family member. You may also be entitled to one day’s paid bereavement leave on the death of other persons, depending on a range of factors including the closeness of your association with the deceased. These provisions are in accordance with the Holidays Xxx 0000. Paid leave shall be calculated on the basis of your relevant Relevant daily Daily pay Pay which shall include any overtime, and allowances you would have received had you worked on that day, in accordance with ss9 and 9A of the Holidays Xxx 0000.
Bereavement Leave / Tangihanga Leave a) An employee shall be entitled to up to five days leave on pay on the death of a person with whom they have had a close association, due to blood or family ties or cultural obligations including significant responsibility for the arrangements for the ceremonies resulting from the death.
b) One day’s bereavement leave shall be allowed on the death of any other person where the employer accepts that the employee has suffered a bereavement at the time of the death.
c) Additional leave, with or without pay, may be granted at the employer’s sole discretion.
Bereavement Leave / Tangihanga Leave. After discussion, the employer shall, on the death of the employee's spouse/partner, child, parent, brother, sister, parent-in-law, grandparent, brother in law, sister in law, step-parent, step-child, step- brother, step-sister, or grandchild, grant to the employee bereavement leave at the employee's relevant daily rate of pay for a period of three days.
Bereavement Leave / Tangihanga Leave. 6.7.1 An employee shall be granted bereavement/tangihanga leave on pay to allow a reasonable opportunity for the employee to discharge his or her obligations and/or to pay his or her respects to a deceased person with whom they have had a close association. The entitlement to this leave extends to the death of any members of the employee’s family, or person who, because of particular cultural requirements on the employee, he or she is obliged to attend to as a part of a tangihanga or its equivalent.
6.7.2 In exercising its discretion to grant this leave, and in fixing the length of leave the employer must discharge its obligations in a culturally sensitive manner taking into account the following:
(a) The closeness of the association between the employee and the deceased
(b) The responsibilities of the employee for any or all of the arrangements for the ceremonies resulting from the death
(c) The amount of time needed properly to discharge any responsibilities or obligations by an employee
(d) Reasonable travelling time, provided that the employer need not take into account total travelling time where an employee must attend a funeral overseas. However, any decision regarding the length of bereavement leave will be no less than the minimum amounts set out by s70 Holidays Xxx 0000. Notes:
(i) The minimum entitlement prescribed in the Xxxxxxxx Xxx 0000 for a bereavement on the death of the employee’s spouse, parent, child, brother or sister, grandparent, grandchild or spouse’s parent is three days’ paid leave.
(ii) The minimum entitlement prescribed in the Xxxxxxxx Xxx 0000 for a bereavement on the death of any other person where obligations such as those in clause 6.7.1 exist is one day.
6.7.3 The employer’s decision on this leave and the length of such leave will be made as quickly as possible so that the employee is given maximum time possible to make any arrangements necessary. In most cases the necessary approval will be given immediately, but may be given retrospectively where necessary. If paid leave is not appropriate then leave without pay shall be granted, but as a last resort.
6.7.4 Bereavement while absent on leave
(a) Where an employee is absent on annual leave and a bereavement occurs the employer shall be notified and will determine the number of days of bereavement leave to be granted in accordance with clause 6.
Bereavement Leave / Tangihanga Leave. (a) The employer shall approve bereavement leave on pay where an employee would otherwise have been on duty to discharge any obligations and or pay respects to a deceased person with whom the employee has had a close association, such obligations may exist because of blood or family ties or because of particular cultural requirements.
(b) The employee will be entitled to five (5) days paid bereavement leave on the occasion of the death of a partner, spouse, parent or child.
(c) The employee will also be entitled to three (3) days paid bereavement leave on the occasion of the death of a brother or sister, grandparent, grandchild, spouse’s parent, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, step-parent, step-brother, step-sister, step-child. At the manager’s discretion or in any special case where the employee has had a close association with a person because of family of cultural requirements, or where the employee is responsible for making funeral arrangements, and
(d) Xx entitled to one day’s paid bereavement leave on any other occasion where Management accepts the employee has suffered a bereavement.
Bereavement Leave / Tangihanga Leave. 13.1 The employer shall approve special bereavement leave on pay for an employee to discharge any obligation and/or to pay respects to a deceased person with whom the employee has had a close association. Such obligations may exist because of blood or family ties or because of particular cultural requirements such as attendance at all or part of a Tangihanga (or its equivalent). The length of time off shall be at the discretion of the employer and will be exercised in accordance with the Holidays Act 2003. Bereavement Leave shall include miscarriage or still-birth as per s.69 (2) (c-d) of the Holidays Act 2003.
13.2 If bereavement occurs while an employee is absent on paid leave, such leave will be interrupted, and bereavement leave granted in terms of 13.1 as stated above. This provision will not apply if the employee is on leave without pay.
13.3 In granting time off therefore, and for how long, the employer must administer these provisions in a culturally sensitive manner.
13.4 The employer agrees that on application, it may be appropriate to grant leave without pay in order to accommodate various special bereavement needs not recognised in clause 13.1 above. 13A.1 The employer is committed to supporting staff who experience family violence, and staff seeking to address their issues with violence as and when occurrence of the violence is raised with the employer.
Bereavement Leave / Tangihanga Leave a. Bereavement leave shall be granted in accordance with the Xxxxxxxx Xxx 0000 and its amendments and paid at relevant daily pay.
b. The employee is entitled to paid bereavement leave when:
(i) the employee has completed six months’ current continuous employment with the employer; or
(ii) If (i) above does not apply and the employee has, over a period of six months, worked for the employer for at least an average of 10 hours per week during that period and no less than one hour in every week or no less than 40 hours per month during that period.
c. The employee may take three days’ paid bereavement leave on the death of the employee’s: • Spouse, parent, child, brother or sister, • Grandparent, grandchild, spouse’s parent.
d. The employee may take one day’s paid bereavement leave on the death of any other person where the employer accepts, having regard to the relevant factors listed below, that the employee has suffered a bereavement. The relevant factors include: • The closeness of the association between the employee and the deceased person • Whether the employee has to take significant responsibility for all or any of the arrangements for the ceremonies relating to the death. • Any cultural responsibilities of the employee in relation to the death.
Bereavement Leave / Tangihanga Leave. Employees who suffer a bereavement will have the following entitlements: Eligibility to bereavement leave will commence from [specify e.g.: the first day of their employment or when they have been in employment for 3 months/ (statutory minimum is 6 months) 6 months etc.]. Eligible employees will be entitled to paid bereavement leave of up to [Specify number - statutory minimum = 3] days in relation to the death of their parent, grandparent, sibling, child, grandchild, spouse, partner or parent of their spouse or partner. Eligible employees will be entitled to paid bereavement leave of up to [specify amount - statutory minimum = 1] day/s if they suffer a bereavement as a result of the death of any other person. Bereavement leave will be paid at an employee’s relevant daily pay or average daily pay in accordance with the Holidays Act 2003.
Bereavement Leave / Tangihanga Leave. (a) Bereavement leave is available to all employees to arrange and attend funerals/Xxxxxxxxx. Approval for such leave is given by the employee’s manager, provided however that in no event shall such bereavement leave be less than the employees entitlement under the Holidays Act 2003 and its amendments. Cultural respect will be given to such as unveiling.
(b) Three days’ paid leave shall be granted, on the death of any of the Employee’s spouse, child, parent, sibling, parent-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter- in-law, son-in-law, grandparent, step parent, step child, step brother, step sister, grandchild or in any special case or where the Employee is responsible for making funeral arrangements. Spouse includes a de facto relationship or same sex partner.
(c) The Mission may grant one day’s paid leave upon the death of another person with whom the Employee has a close relationship, if the Mission accepts the fact that the Employee has suffered a bereavement. Relevant factors include closeness of association, significant responsibility for arrangements and any cultural responsibilities.
Bereavement Leave / Tangihanga Leave. (a) Three days’ paid leave shall be granted, on the death of any of the Employee’s spouse, child, parent, sibling, parent-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter- in-law, son-in-law, grandparent, step parent, step child, step brother, step sister, grandchild or in any special case or where the Employee is responsible for making funeral arrangements. Spouse includes a de facto relationship or same sex partner.
(b) The Mission may grant one day’s paid leave upon the death of another person with whom the Employee has a close relationship, if the Mission accepts the fact that the Employee has suffered a bereavement. Relevant factors include closeness of association, significant responsibility for arrangements and any cultural responsibilities.
