Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, mother, father, daughter, son, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departure.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A (a) In the case of bereavement in the immediate family, an Employee not on leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will absence without pay shall be granted entitled to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting special leave at her regular rate of pay, from the date of death of a member of their to and including the day after the funeral with, if necessary, an allowance for immediate familyreturn travelling time. Such leave shall normally not exceed five working days.
(b) Immediate family is defined as restricted to: an employee's parent; stepparent; former guardian; spouse, mother, ; fiancé; common-law spouse/same sex partner; child; brother; sister; father, daughter, son, sister, brother, -in-law; mother-in-law; or any other relative with whom the employee permanently resides.
(c) In the event of the death of an employee's grandparent, father- grandchild, aunt, uncle, son-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterdaughter-in-law, brother-in-law, daughtersister-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will the employee shall be granted up entitled to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement special leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, for one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of .
(d) If an employee working a midnight shift is on vacation leave at the time of bereavement, the employee shall be granted bereavement leave and be credited the appropriate number of days to vacation leave credits.
(e) In addition to the leave allowed in (a) and (c), an employee may request special paid bereavement leave of one day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend the funeral of a funeral service but they would only get one day close friend or relative not listed in subparagraphs (b) and (c). Permission is required from the Human Resources for such leave. A request for leave under this subparagraph will not be unreasonably withheld.
(f) Where established ethno-cultural or religious practices provide for ceremonial occasions other than the bereavement period in (a) above, the balance of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein as provided in (a) above, if any, may be increased taken at the time of the ceremonial occasion. Such request is to be in writing and approved by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureEmployer. Approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A (a) An employee shall be granted bereavement leave of three non-up to four (4) consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from when necessary, without loss of regular wages, in the event of the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spousethe employee’s father, mother, father, daughter, sonbrother, sister, brotherspouse, motherchild, stepparent, stepchild, son-in-law, father- indaughter-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-in- law, brother-in-law, daughtersister-in-law, sonmother-in-law, stepfather-motherin-law, step-fathergrandparent, step-childrengrandchild, step-grandchildrenfiancé, step-grandparents and legal xxxxx, nephew or a permanent xxxx.
(b) An employee shall be granted bereavement leave of up to two (2) consecutive days when necessary, without loss of regular wages, in the event of a death of the employee’s aunt, uncle, guardian or former guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six If the funeral referenced to in section (36a) hours. Employees will or (b) is more than two hundred (200) kilometers from the town of Virden, said employee is entitled to one (1) day with pay for travel time.
(c) An employee may be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order day's leave of absence without loss of regular wages to be attend a pallbearer at funeral as a funeralpallbearer. The bereavement leave must be taken within four Employer shall not unreasonably deny such leave.
(4d) weeks of the passing except where The Employer may grant an employee wishes up to use one (1) day day, without pay, to be a participant in a funeral service, i.e. eulogy. The Employer shall not unreasonably deny such leave.
(e) Additional travel time without pay may be granted at the discretion of the Employer.
(f) The Employer may grant additional bereavement leave, without pay, if a bereaved employee requests same in writing. The Employer shall not unreasonably deny such leave. Where bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s auntwould be without pay, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working may utilize banked or vacation time if they have any.
(g) Upon written request an employee may use the days outlined in (a) or (b) above at a midnight shift on later date. The date must be specified and the day before or after a funeral service they Employer may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureask for confirmation under certain circumstances.
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Samples: Union Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Union Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. (a) A full time employee who notifies the Employer as soon as possible following a bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will shall be granted up to employees who have passed their probationary period four (4) working days’ off without loss of regular pay for time lost from work resulting from grieving the death of a member of their his/her immediate family. A part time employee shall be granted up to four (4) consecutive calendar days’ off without loss of regular pay. "Immediate family is defined as family" means parent, brother, sister, spouse, mother, fatherson, daughter, son-in-law, sister, brotherdaughter-in-law, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterfather-in-law, brother-in-law, daughtersister-in-law, son-in-lawgrandparent, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardiangrandparent of a spouse or grandchild. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will A nurse shall be granted up to one (1) day with pay bereavement leave without loss of regular earnings to attend the funeral of, or a memorial service (or equivalent) for her or his aunt or uncle. “Spouse” for the purposes of bereavement leave will be defined as in order to be the Family Law Act. “Spouse” for the purposes of bereavement leave will also include a pallbearer at a funeralpartner of the same sex. The Employer, in its discretion, may extend such leave with or without pay. Part-time employees will be credited with seniority and service for all such leave. Notwithstanding the above, individuals will be granted flexibility to distribute their bereavement leave must be taken within entitlement over two (2) occasions, not exceeding four (4) weeks days in order to accommodate religious and cultural diversity. Such distribution will be within three (3) months of the passing except where death, unless agreed otherwise by employee and employer.
(b) Where travel is required, additional leave without pay may be granted by the Employer.
i) Where an employee wishes to use one does not qualify under the above noted conditions, the Employer may grant a paid or unpaid compassionate leave of three (13) day of bereavement days and further, the Employer may extend such leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, with or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of without pay.
ii) Where an employee working a midnight shift on has qualified for paid compassionate leave under Article 11.04(a), the day before Employer may extend such leave with or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement without pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departure.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement permanent employee or a probationary permanent employee shall be granted time off with pay, at the regular rate of pay, for the position to which such employee is permanently appointed or serving a required trial term thereof, for the purpose of making arrangements for, or attending, a funeral in accordance with the following:
(a) When death occurs in the employee's immediate family - that is, current spouse, common-law spouse, parent, child or xxxx. The employee on request, shall be excused for any five (5) regularly scheduled consecutive working days without loss of pay at their regular rate of pay. Such leave shall extend past the day of the funeral if there are extenuating circumstances for the leave. However, in no event shall such leave exceed five (5) working days.
(b) For other members of the employee’s immediate family that is, grandparent, grandchild, guardian, parent of current spouse, brother, sister, brother in law, sister in law, son in law, daughter in law, niece, nephew, grandparent of current spouse or related dependent of employee. The employee on request, shall be excused for any three non-consecutive (3) regularly scheduled working days will without loss of pay at their regular rate of pay, such leave shall be extended past the day of the funeral if there are extenuating circumstances for the leave. However, in no event shall such leave exceed three (3) working days.
(c) One-half (1/2) day's leave with pay to attend funeral services of co-workers and persons related more distantly than those listed in Article 17.01.03 (a) and (b) shall be granted upon request. Upon demonstrating the need for additional time due to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouseextenuating circumstances, mother, father, daughter, son, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will this leave shall be granted extended up to one (1) day with pay in order day.
(d) The term "extenuating circumstances" may include traveling time or other reasons which may be applicable to be a pallbearer at a funeralthe individual circumstances. The Foundation will review on a case by case basis to determine additional approved leave.
(e) A permanent or probationary permanent employee on leave of absence, other than annual vacation leave, shall not be eligible for bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureleave.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement a. Notwithstanding the hardship or sick leave eligibility criteria of three nonthe Agreement employees shall be eligible for a maximum of twenty-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, mother, father, daughter, son, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (424) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day hours of paid bereavement payleave per event of an immediate family member which shall be prorated for part-time employees. The Agency may request documentation.
b. For employees that qualify for OFLA bereavement leave, not both. It is also agreed that the paid bereavement leave referred under this Agreement shall run concurrently with OFLA bereavement leave.
c. After OFLA eligible leave for bereavement is exhausted, if additional leave is needed, an employee may, with prior authorization, use any accrued leave or leave without pay at the option of the employee for a period of absence from employment to herein discharge the customary obligations arising from a death in the immediate family or the employee’s spouse.
d. Regular and trial service employees may be increased by eligible to receive up to two forty (240) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary hours of donated leave, to be used consecutively. The employee must exhaust all available accrued leave to qualify to receive hardship leave.
e. For purposes of this Article, “immediate family” shall include: • the employee’s or the employee’s spouse’s parent (includes one who stood in loco parentis (in place of a parent)) when the particular circumstances employee was a child); • spouse; • child, and that approval is obtained child’s spouse (includes a child for whom the employee stood in advance loco parentis and includes step child from a previous marriage); • sibling; • grandparent; • grandchild; • aunt or uncle; • niece or nephew; • or the equivalent of departureeach of the above for domestic partners, or another member of the immediate household. Note: Immediate family shall include the current in-laws and step family members who qualify per the above list.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3a) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from Upon the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as an Employee’s spouse, (to include same sex partner), child or stepchild, an Employee shall be granted leave up to a maximum of five (5) consecutive calendar days without loss of pay.
(b) Upon the death of an Employee’s mother, father, daughter, son, sister, brotherstep-parents, mother-in-law, father- father-in- law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-lawlegal guardian, daughter-in-lawgrandparent, grandchildren, son-in-law, steplaw or daughter-mother, stepin-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will law the Employee shall be granted leave up to a maximum of three (3) consecutive calendar days without loss of pay.
(c) It is agreed that pay for such days of absence is limited to the days actually missed from work as per the Employee’s scheduled working days.
(d) In the event of a delayed interment, an Employee may save one of the days identified above without loss of pay to attend the interment.
(e) An Employee shall be granted one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must without loss of pay on the death of his or her aunt or uncle, niece or nephew.
(f) An Employee will not be taken within eligible to receive payment under the terms of Bereavement Leave for any period in which she is receiving payments for holiday pay or vacation pay. Note: It is understood that if an Employee is on sick leave the bereavement leave will not be charged against sick leave accumulated.
(g) Where it is necessary because of distance, the Employee may be provided up to four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) days additional unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureleave.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A Employees are eligible for up to five (5) days of unpaid bereavement leave for members of three non-consecutive the employee’s immediate family and two (32) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period of unpaid funeral or bereavement leave for time lost from work resulting from the death close relatives. For purposes of a member of their this bereavement leave policy, “immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse” includes the employee’s children, motherstep-children or xxxxxx children or any other child living in the employee’s household, fatherparents or adoptive parents, daughter, son, sister, brother, motherparents-in-law, father- in-lawspouse or partner, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxxand siblings. “Close relatives” includes the employee’s grandparentsaunts, sisteruncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and siblings-in-law. To respect the diversity of family composition that employees may have, brotheremployees are trusted to self-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents identify who constitutes a family member. An employee requesting bereavement leave shall be allowed to utilize any available Paid Time Off that they have accrued and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hoursearned for bereavement leave. Employees will may also request unpaid leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied, but remain in the sole discretion of the Employer. Requests for unpaid bereavement leave may be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeralother circumstances. The Additional unpaid bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ weeks may be granted, at the discretion of the Employer, for travel time provided out-of-state or out of the country. The employee requesting such extended bereavement leave shall be allowed to utilize any Paid Time Off that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances employee has accrued and that approval is obtained in advance of departureearned.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave 23.01 All employees shall be granted time off work with pay necessary to grieve, to a maximum of six (6) consecutive scheduled work days in the event of death of the employee’s spouse (the Employer agrees to recognize common law spouse of the same or opposite sex after one (1) year), and child (including stepchildren and adopted children).
23.02 All employees shall be granted time off work with pay necessary to grieve, to a maximum of five (5) consecutive scheduled work days in the event of a death in the immediate family. The term “immediate family” shall mean parent, brother or sister, guardian (including stepparents and latest xxxxxx parents), grandparent, grandchild, fiancé or any member of the household (including stepchild).
23.03 All employees shall be granted time off work with pay necessary to grieve, to a maximum of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from scheduled work resulting from days, in the event of the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, mother, father, daughter, son, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- father-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-motherxxxxxxxx, step-fatheraunt, step-childrenuncle, step-grandchildrenniece, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees nephew or cousin.
23.04 In addition to the above, employees will be granted allowed to access reasonable amounts of accumulated sick time, accumulated overtime or vacation owed in order to take a longer bereavement leave.
23.05 The Employer agrees to grant one (1) day off with pay to any employee who is asked to be a pallbearer or deliver a eulogy or to perform as a musician at a funeral and who does not qualify for leave under Articles 23.01, 23.02 or 23.03 above.
23.06 The Employer may grant up to one (1) day time off with pay in order to any employee to attend the actual funeral service of an elder, and who does not qualify for leave under Articles 23.01,23.02, 23.03 or 23.05 above. No request will be unreasonably denied.
23.07 Employees wishing to attend the funeral of a pallbearer at a funeralregular client may be granted bereavement leave dependent on the needs of the workplace. The bereavement Executive Director will determine if such leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use is granted.
23.08 Employees may take one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the bereavement days outlined in article 23.01, 23.02 and 23.03 for an event related to the death as long as the employer is advised of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave when that will be granted for within the time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off original bereavement. The employer reserves the right to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureask for supporting documentation.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave A. Employees may be absent from regular duties because of three non-consecutive death in the immediate family, without loss of pay, as follows:
1. Three (3) days will be granted are considered reasonable for absence due to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from death in the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate However, additional days may be granted where the circumstances of a particular situation may warrant additional day(s).
2. For the purpose of this section, the immediate family is defined as spouseshall include: Grandparents, mother, father, daughter, sonbrother, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, stepfather, father-in-law, mother, stepmother-fatherin-law, step-childrenspouse, step-grandchildrenchild, step-grandparents grandchild, a legal guardian or other person who stands in place of parent and legal guardianuncles, aunts, nieces and nephews.
3. Maximum payment will Absence due to death in the immediate family shall not exceed thirty-six (36) hoursbe charged to the employee's accumulated sick leave. Employees If an employee desires and is approved for additional days, said additional days will be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement deducted from sick leave must be taken within four (4) weeks upon approval of the passing except where an Superintendent.
B. Regulations pertaining to Section A are as follows:
1. Employee's pay is for the normal number of hours per day that the employee wishes to use one (1) day usually works at his/her per diem rate in effect at the time of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial servicebereavement.
2. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave No extra pay will be granted for time lost from work for multiple or simultaneous deaths occurring within the purpose same period.
3. No pay will be granted in deaths where, because of attending distance or other reasons, the funeral. In employee does not attend the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend deceased, except under extenuating circumstances.
4. If requested by the Director of Human Resources and Community Relations, satisfactory proof of death shall be furnished.
5. If such days occur during the employee's vacation, additional time shall be granted with time arranged with employee's supervisor.
6. If the employee is on a funeral service but they would only get one day leave of paid absence, no bereavement pay, not bothpay will be made.
7. It is also agreed that Employee requesting pay under the bereavement leave referred to herein policy must complete the necessary form and note same on his time card before payment may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departuregranted.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave A. Employees may be absent from regular duties because of three non-consecutive death in the immediate family, without loss of pay, as follows:
1. Three (3) days will be granted are considered reasonable for absence due to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from death in the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate However, additional days may be granted where the circumstances of a particular situation may warrant additional day(s).
2. For the purpose of this section, the immediate family is defined as spouseshall include: Grandparents, mother, father, daughter, sonbrother, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-in- law, son-in-law, stepfather, father-in-law, mother, stepmother-fatherin-law, step-childrenspouse, step-grandchildrenchild, step-grandparents grandchild, a legal guardian or other person who stands in place of parent and legal guardianuncles, aunts, nieces and nephews.
3. Maximum payment will Absence due to death in the immediate family shall not exceed thirty-six (36) hoursbe charged to the employee's accumulated sick leave. Employees If an employee desires and is approved for additional days, said additional days will be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement deducted from sick leave must be taken within four (4) weeks upon approval of the passing except where an Superintendent.
B. Regulations pertaining to Section A are as follows:
1. Employee's pay is for the normal number of hours per day that the employee wishes to use one (1) day usually works at his/her per diem rate in effect at the time of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial servicebereavement.
2. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave No extra pay will be granted for time lost from work for multiple or simultaneous deaths occurring within the purpose same period.
3. No pay will be granted in deaths where, because of attending distance or other reasons, the funeral. In employee does not attend the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend deceased, except under extenuating circumstances.
4. If requested by the Director of Human Resources and Community Relations, satisfactory proof of death shall be furnished.
5. If such days occur during the employee's vacation, additional time shall be granted with time arranged with employee's supervisor.
6. If the employee is on a funeral service but they would only get one day leave of paid absence, no bereavement pay, not bothpay will be made.
7. It is also agreed that Employee requesting pay under the bereavement leave referred to herein policy must complete the necessary form and note same on his time card before payment may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departuregranted.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave 21.01 In the event of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death of a member of their the immediate family, an employee shall be granted up to three (3) consecutive days off without loss of regular pay prior to and inclusive of the day of the funeral. "Immediate family is defined as spousefamily" means father, mother, fatherbrother, sister, spouse, common law spouse, son, daughter, songrandparent, sister, brothergrandchild, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterlaw and father-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s 's aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, the Employer agrees to grant time off of one (1) day paid without loss of regular pay. “Spouse” for the purposes of bereavement leave will be granted for time lost from work defined as in the Family Law Act. “Spouse” for the purpose purposes of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working bereavement leave will also include a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both partner of the shifts off to attend same sex. “Immediate family” and “in-laws” as set out above shall include the relatives of “spouses” as defined herein. Where a funeral service but they would only get one day of nurse does not qualify under the above-noted conditions, the Home may nonetheless grant a paid bereavement leave. The Home, in its discretion, may extend such leave with or without pay. Notwithstanding the above, not both. It is also agreed that the individuals will be granted flexibility to distribute their bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to entitlement over two (2) unpaid occasions, not exceeding three (3) days in total.
21.02 Where the burial occurs in a destination of 400 km or more, such leave shall also include extra paid time for travelling, such extra time not to exceed two (2) days’ travel time provided .
21.03 Where a nurse’s scheduled vacation is interrupted due to a bereavement, the nurse shall be entitled to bereavement leave that such additional time off she would have been entitled to had she/he been normally scheduled. The portion of the employee’s vacation which is necessary in deemed to be bereavement leave under the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureabove provisions will not be counted against the employee’s vacation credits.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave of 20.1 Provided an employee has not less than three non-consecutive (3) days months’ cumulative compensated service, they will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period bereavement leave as follows:
(a) five (5) consecutive days compensated for actual time lost from work resulting from lost, exclusive of overtime, and a maximum five (5) consecutive days as unpaid leave, upon the death of the employee’s parents, child (including still-born child) or spouse;
(b) three (3) consecutive days compensated for actual time lost, exclusive of overtime, and a member maximum seven (7) consecutive days as unpaid leave, upon the death of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, mother, father, daughter, sonbrother, sister, brotherxxxxxxxxx, step-parent, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterfather-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-sister in- law, songrandparent, grand-in-lawchild or any relatives permanently residing in the employee’s household or with whom the employee resides.
(c) The bereavement leaves outlined above may be split once in whole days.
NOTE 1: In the application of this Article, step-mother"employee's spouse" means, step-fatherthe person who is legally married to the employee and who is residing with or supported by the employee, step-childrenprovided that, step-grandchildrenif there is no legally married spouse, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will be granted up to one it means the person that qualifies as spouse under the definition of that word in Section 2 (1) day of the Canadian Human Rights Benefits Regulations, as long as such person is residing with pay in order to the employee.
NOTE 2: An employee who misses a tour of duty out of the away-from-home terminal, solely and directly as a result of having been on bereavement leave, will be a pallbearer at a funeral. The compensated under the provisions of this Article notwithstanding that such tour of duty occurred outside the three calendar days specified therein.
NOTE 3: In the application of this Article, the three (3) consecutive calendar day’s bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of will include the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on instances where there is no funeral per se, the day before of interment, cremation, memorial service or after a funeral service they may take either or both of like event will be the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. determining factor.
NOTE 4: It is also agreed understood that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two “paid” and “unpaid” components of Bereavement Leave are also taken consecutively unless split as described in Article 20.1 (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departurec).
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A (a) When a death occurs in the immediate family of an Employee, the Employee shall be granted Bereavement Leave for up to five (5) scheduled working days with pay within a seven (7) day time frame. Such bereavement leave may be taken within one (1) year of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death unless otherwise approved by the Employer.
(b) Immediate family' shall mean the following members of a member an Employee's family or the family of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, motherincluding spouse (including common-law) or same gender partner, fatherfiancé, daughterchild, sonparent, brother, sister, brothergrandparent, mothergrandchild, sibling, guardian. Step-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-fatherparent, step-children, step-grandchildren, brother and step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will sister shall be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks considered as members of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one Employee's immediate family.
(1c) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, xxxxx or nephew, the Employer may grant up to three (3) calendar days of leave of absence, for which the Employee shall suffer no loss of earnings. Such bereavement leave may be taken within one day paid leave will (1) year of the death unless otherwise approved by the Employer.
(d) Bereavement Leave shall be granted for time lost extended by up to two (2) additional working days with no loss of income if travel more thantwo hundred and fifty (250) kilometers one way from work the Employee's residence is necessary for the purpose of attending the funeral. In At the case time of the Bereavement Leave notification, the Employer may request reasonable evidence of travel out of province.
(e) Bereavement Leave with pay may be granted for one (1) day for the funeral/memorial service of a close friend or more distant relative than outlined in 25.03 (b) depending on the needs of the operation.
(f) An Employee may be granted up to a month's leave of absence without pay, upon an approved leave from the Employer upon the death of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off immediate family member subject to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureArticle 25.01.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A (a) When a death occurs in the immediate family of an Employee, the Employee shall be granted Bereavement Leave for up to five (5) scheduled working days with pay within a seven (7) day time frame. Such bereavement leave may be taken within one (1) year of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death unless otherwise approved by the Employer.
(b) Immediate family' shall mean the following members of a member an Employee's family or the family of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, motherincluding spouse (including common- law) or same gender partner, fatherfiancé, daughterchild, sonparent, brother, sister, brothergrandparent, mothergrandchild, xxxxxxx, and guardian. Step-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-fatherparent, step-children, step-grandchildren, brother and step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will sister shall be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks considered as members of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one Employee's immediate family.
(1c) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, xxxxx or nephew, the Employer may grant up to three (3) calendar days of leave of absence, for which the Employee shall suffer no loss of earnings. Such bereavement leave may be taken within one day paid leave will (1) year of the death unless otherwise approved by the Employer.
(d) The Employer may request reasonable evidence of eligibility for bereavement leave.
(e) Bereavement Leave with pay may be granted for time lost from work one (1) day for the purpose funeral/memorial service of attending a close friend or more distant relative than outlined in 25.03 (b) depending on the funeral. In needs of the case operation.
(f) An Employee may be granted up to a month's leave of absence without pay, upon an approved leave from the Employer upon the death of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off immediate family member subject to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureClause 25.01.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A A. Permanent or probationary employees, and non-permanent employees who have been employed for at least thirty (30) days, may take up to five (5) days of unpaid bereavement leave (three [3] days of which may qualify for pay pursuant to B. and C. below) for the death of a parent, stepparent, spouse/domestic partner, xxxxxxx, child, grandparent, grandchild, or parent-in-law.
B. In addition to the up to three non-consecutive (3) days will paid pursuant to sections B. and C. below, an employee may request two (2) additional unpaid days (for a total of five [5] days). A request for the two (2) additional workdays of unpaid bereavement leave under this subsection shall be granted granted, and, at the option of the employee, charged against their accrued annual leave, vacation, sick, CTO, or any other earned leave credits. The bereavement leave days outlined in section A, do not need to be taken consecutively and must be completed within three (3) months of the date of death.
C. A department head or designee shall authorize bereavement leave with pay for a permanent or probationary full-time State employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from due to the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as parent, stepparent, spouse, motherchild, fatherstepchild, daughteror death of any person residing in the immediate household of the employee at the time of death. An intervening period of absence for medical reasons shall not be disqualifying when, sonimmediately prior to the absence, the person resided in the household of the employee. Such bereavement leave shall be authorized for up to three eight-hour days for a total of 24 hours per occurrence. The employee shall give notice to his/her immediate supervisor as soon as possible and shall, if requested by the employee's supervisor, shall provide, within 30 days of the first day of the leave, documentation of the death of the family member, such as a death certificate, published obituary, written verification of death, burial, or memorial from a mortuary, funeral home, burial society, crematorium, religious institution, or governmental agency to support the request upon the employee's return to work.
D. A department head or designee shall authorize bereavement leave with pay for a permanent or probationary full-time State employees due to the death of xxxxxxxxxx, grandparent, brother, sister, brotheraunt, uncle, xxxxx, nephew, mother-in-in- law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brotherfather-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, stepsister-motherin-law, stepor brother-father, stepin-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardianlaw. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will Such bereavement leave shall be granted authorized for up to one three (13) day with pay eight-hour days for a total of 24 hours in order to be a pallbearer at a funeralfiscal year. The bereavement leave must be taken employee shall give notice to his/her immediate supervisor as soon as possible and shall, if requested by the employee's supervisor, shall provide, within four (4) weeks 30 days of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) first day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event leave, documentation of the death of an employee’s auntthe family member such as a death certificate, unclepublished obituary, niecewritten verification of death, burial, or nephewmemorial from a mortuary, funeral home, burial society, crematorium, religious institution, or governmental agency to substantiation to support the request.
E. If the death of a person as described above requires the employee to travel over 400 miles one day paid leave will way from his/her home, additional time off with pay shall be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional days which shall be deducted from accrued sick leave. Should additional leave be necessary, the department head or designee may authorize the use of other existing leave credits or authorized leave without pay.
F. Employees may utilize their annual leave, vacation, CTO, or any other earned leave credits for additional time off required in excess of time allowed in B or C above. Sick leave may be utilized for Bereavement Leave in accordance with the Sick Leave provision of this agreement.
G. Fractional time base (part-time) permanent or probationary employees will be eligible for bereavement leave on pro-rated basis, based on the employees' fractional time base.
H. A Permanent Intermittent (PI) employee is necessary entitled to bereavement leave on a pro rata basis for scheduled work days, calculated on the amount of time worked in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained pay period as specified in advance of departurethe table below.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A Permanent and Probationary Employees covered by this Agreement shall be entitled to the following bereavement leave of three non-consecutive leave:
(3a) days will When a death occurs in an Employee's immediate family, the Employee shall be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from five (5) consecutive working days immediately following the death of a member of their immediate family(with pay if scheduled to work). Immediate family is defined includes: spouse (includes common law where the Employee and the spouse have been living as spousepartners in the same household for at least one year), motherparent (including legal guardian or such other person who may have been responsible for the child-rearing of the Employee), fatherchild, daughterstepchild, son, sister, brotherstepparent, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterfather-in-law, brotherson-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-lawbrother, step-mothersister, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents grandparent and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six grandchild;
(36b) hours. Employees will shall be granted up to one (1) working day (with pay in order if scheduled to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The work) bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In in the event of the death of an employee’s the Employee's, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid brother-in-law, sister-in-law;. This leave will be granted for time lost from work for taken no later than the purpose scheduled day of attending the funeral. In .
(c) Where a death in an Employee's family requires the case of Employee to travel, an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to additional two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such calendar days (with pay if scheduled to work) may be allowed to the Employee as bereavement leave under this Article, at the discretion of the Employer; and
(d) The Employer may grant additional time off is necessary bereavement leave with or without pay in the particular cases where extraordinary circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureprevail.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A (a) In the event of death in the immediate family, a member shall qualify for bereavement leave of with pay for up to three non-consecutive (3) work days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary (24 hours total) within a 14-day period for time lost from work resulting from participation in funeral services, arrangements or memorial services or arrangements.
(b) For the death purpose of a member of their this section, “immediate family. Immediate family ” is defined as “spouse, motherchild or stepchild, fathergrandchild, daughterparent, sonstep parent, grandparent, brother, sister, brotherparents or step parents of spouse, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxxand grandparents of spouse.”
(a) Bereavement pay will be provided to accommodate absences occurring only on regularly scheduled work days at the member’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardianbase rate of pay. Maximum payment Bereavement leave will not exceed thirty-six be granted for any period during which the member is already in a paid or unpaid leave status (36unpaid leave status is interpreted as being military leave, disciplinary suspension, voluntary unpaid leave, absence without leave).
(b) hours. Employees Eligibility is further conditioned upon submission by the member of a certificate as to the purpose and validity of leave usage.
(c) Leave requests meeting the conditions of these sections will be granted up to one approved by the member’s immediate supervisor, and if requested, the member shall further submit proof of death and relationship.
(1d) day Requests for bereavement leave with pay in order to will not be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be approved for absences not taken within four a seven (47) weeks calendar day period of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one date of the funeral or any memorial services for the decedent.
(1a) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunta relative in other than the immediate family, uncleas defined above, niece, or nephew, leave time with pay of up to one (1) eight (8) hour work day paid leave will may be granted taken for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. bereavement purposes.
(b) In the case of an employee working event a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both member should require additional time in excess of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement payallowances established in the above provisions, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in may be charged against vacation credits, with the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departurethe supervisor.
4. Use of bereavement leave will not be charged against accumulated sick leave balances.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3a) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from Upon the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as an Employee’s spouse, (to include same sex partner), child or stepchild, an Employee shall be granted leave up to a maximum of five (5) consecutive calendar days without loss of pay.
(b) Upon the death of an Employee’s mother, father, daughter, son, sister, brotherstep-parents, mother-in- law, father-in-law, father- brother, sister, brother-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-lawlegal guardian, daughter-in-lawgrandparent, grandchildren, son-in-law, steplaw or daughter-mother, stepin-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will law the Employee shall be granted leave up to a maximum of three (3) consecutive calendar days without loss of pay.
(c) It is agreed that pay for such days of absence is limited to the days actually missed from work as per the Employee’s scheduled working days.
(d) In the event of a delayed interment, an Employee may save one of the days identified above without loss of pay to attend the interment.
(e) An Employee shall be granted one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must without loss of pay on the death of his or her aunt or uncle, niece or nephew.
(f) An Employee will not be taken within eligible to receive payment under the terms of Bereavement Leave for any period in which she is receiving payments for holiday pay or vacation pay. Note: It is understood that if an Employee is on sick leave the bereavement leave will not be charged against sick leave accumulated.
(g) Where it is necessary because of distance, the Employee may be provided up to four (4) weeks days additional unpaid leave. The employee may be provided additional unpaid leave at the discretion of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureemployer.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement (a) An Employee is entitled to up to five (5) working days leave within a seven (7) day calendar period with pay related to the death of their spouse (including common law or same sex spouse resident with the Employee), parent, or child (including child of common law spouse, step-child or xxxx of the Employee). For the purposes of this provision, "parent" shall mean a person who has demonstrated a settled intention to treat the employee as a child of their family. Additional leave of up to two (2) working days shall be granted where travel over 400 km is required.
(b) An Employee is entitled to up to three non-consecutive (3) working days will be granted leave within a seven (7) day calendar period with pay related to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spousestep-father, step-mother, fatherxxxxxx parent, daughter, sonbrother, sister, step-brother, motherstep-sister, grandparent, grandchild, son-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterdaughter-in-law, brother-in-law, daughtersister-in-law, sonfiancé, former legal guardian, father-in- law, mother-in-law, stepgrandparent-mother, stepin-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents law and legal guardianany relative permanently residing in the Employee’s household or with whom the Employee permanently resides. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement Additional leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid daysworking days shall be granted where travel over 400 km is required.
(c) An Employee is entitled to one (1) working day’s leave within a seven (7) day calendar period with pay related to the death of their former spouse, aunt, uncle, xxxxx, or nephew.
(d) If, during a period of leave with pay, an Employee is bereaved in circumstances under which they would have been eligible for bereavement leave with pay under paragraphs (a) to (c) above, the Employee shall be granted bereavement leave with pay at the end date of their leave with pay under the Agreement will be extended by the relevant number of day(s).
(e) On request, the employees’ travel time manager or designate may grant a leave with or without pay for a period greater than that provided that for in paragraphs (a) to (c) above.
(f) One (1) day leave with pay may be granted at the discretion of the manager or designate to an employee to attend a funeral as a pallbearer.
(g) Subject to client service and operational requirements, up to one-half day’s leave with pay may be granted to attend the funeral of a colleague employed by the LHIN.
(h) Where it is necessary, because of distance, the employee may apply for a personal leave of absence without pay in addition to bereavement leave. Permission for such additional time off is necessary leave shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(i) One day bereavement leave may be deferred in the particular circumstances event that services are scheduled for a later date. In such scenarios, proper notice and that approval communication is obtained in advance of departurerequired.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A (a) In the case of death in the immediate family, defined for the purpose of this Agreement to be spouse (to include same-sex partner), child and/or parents/step/parents, the employee will be entitled to up to five (5) consecutive days bereavement leave, and will be compensated for all scheduled hours, within that five (5) day period. Xxxxxxxxxxx leave will commence at a time to be determined, based on the following criteria:
(i) If word of the passing is received with four (4) hours of the beginning of the effected employee’s shift, bereavement leave commences on that day.
(ii) If word of the passing is received four (4) hours or more into the employee’s scheduled shift, the bereavement leave will commence on the following day.
(b) In the case of death in the remainder of the family (defined below), the employee will be entitled to up to three non-consecutive (3) days compassionate leave, and will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period compensated for time lost from work resulting from all scheduled hours, within that three (3) day period. Commencement of the death leave will follow the same criteria as above. For the purpose of a member this Agreement, the “remainder” of their immediate the family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, motherfor which paid bereavement leave will be granted, father, daughter, son, sister, brotherare legal guardians, mother-in-law, father- father-in-law, grandparentsbrother, grandchildrensister, xxxxxx’s grandparentsbrother-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-lawgrandparents, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, grandchildren and step-children. In both cases above, step-grandchildrenthe employee must attend the funeral, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to qualify for compensation. An additional day will be given, applicable to the three (3) day leave only, if the funeral is 600 kms (round trip) away, which the employee has to attend.
(c) If a pallbearer at a funeral. The death occurs for which bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of is provided and the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of has scheduled vacation days during the bereavement period, bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will shall be granted for time lost from work substituted for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off scheduled vacation days, which will have to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement paybe used with six (6) months, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departurewith management’s approval.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A (a) In the case of bereavement in the immediate family, an employee not on leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will absence without pay shall be granted entitled to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting special leave at her regular rate of pay, from the date of death of a member of their to and including the day after the funeral with, if necessary, an allowance for immediate familyreturn travelling time. Such leave shall normally not exceed five (5) working days.
(b) Immediate family is defined as restricted to: an employee's parent; former guardian; spouse, mother, father, daughter, son, ; fiance; common-law spouse; same sex partner with whom the employee resides; child; brother; sister, brother, ; father- in-law; mother-in-law; or any other relative with whom the employee permanently resides.
(c) In the event of the death of an employee's grandparent, father- grandchild, aunt, uncle, son-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterdaughter-in-law, brother-in-law, daughtersister-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will the employee shall be granted up entitled to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement special leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, for one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of .
(d) If an employee working a midnight shift is on vacation leave at the time of bereavement, the employee shall be granted bereavement leave and be credited the appropriate number of days to vacation leave credits.
(e) In addition to the leave allowed in (a) and (c), an employee may request special paid bereavement leave of one day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend the funeral of a funeral service but they would only get one day close friend or relative not listed in subparagraphs (b) and (c). Permission is required from the Human Resources for such leave. A request for leave under this sub- paragraph will not be unreasonably withheld.
(f) Where established ethno-cultural or religious practices provide for ceremonial occasions other than the bereavement period in (a) above, the balance of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein as provided in (a) above, if any, may be increased taken at the time of the ceremonial occasion. Such request is to be in writing and approved by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureEmployer. Approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A
23.01 The Company shall grant a bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period with pay for time lost from work resulting from the death of a member of their an employee’s immediate family. Immediate For the purposes of this Article, an employee’s immediate family is defined as spouseshall include: father, mother, father(or alternatively stepfather, daughterstepmother or xxxxxx parent), sonbrother, sister, brotherspouse, (including common law spouse resident with the employee), child (including child of common-law spouse), stepchild or xxxx of the employee, father-in-law, mother-in-law, father- son/daughter-in-law, sister/brother-in-law, grandparents, grandchild and relative permanently residing in the employee’s household or with whom the employee permanently resides.
23.02 When a member of his or her immediate family dies, an employee shall be entitled to bereavement leave with pay as follows:
23.03 An employee is entitled to up to one (1) day of bereavement leave with pay for the purpose related to the death of his or her spouse’s grandparent, grandchild, spouse’s grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brotherson-in-law, daughter-in-law, sonbrother-in-law or sister-in-law.
23.04 If, step-motherduring the period of compensatory leave or vacation an employee is bereaved in circumstances under which he or she would have been eligible for leave under this Article, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will he or she shall be granted up leave, and his or her compensatory leave or vacation shall be restored to one (1) day the extent of any concurrent leave granted.
23.05 It is recognized by the parties that the circumstances, which call for leave in respect of bereavement, are based on individual circumstances. On request, the Company may, after considering the particular circumstances involved, grant leave with or without pay in order to be for a pallbearer at a funeral. period greater than that provided for above.
23.06 The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where Company may grant an employee wishes to use one (1) day additional days of bereavement unpaid leave entitlement for the purposes of related travel to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departure.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A. A department head or designee shall authorize bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted with pay for a permanent employee due to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as his/her parent, step-parent, spouse, motherchild, fathergrandparent, daughter, sonbrother, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- father-in-law, grandparentsgrandchild, grandchildrenxxxxxx parent, xxxxxx’s grandparentsguardian, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-lawstepchild, son-in-lawadopted child or death of any person residing in the immediate household of the employee at the time of death. The employee shall give notice to his/her immediate supervisor as soon as possible and shall provide substantiation to support the request.
B. Such absence for bereavement leave with pay shall be limited to not more than three (3) work days during the fiscal year. If the death of a person as enumerated above requires the employee to travel over four hundred (400) miles from his/her home, step-motherupon request, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will a leave with pay shall be granted for two (2) additional days which shall be deducted from accrued sick leave.
C. Permanent full-time employees who have used their three (3) paid days of bereavement leave may on each subsequent request be authorized to use up to three (3) eight (8) hour days of sick leave, CTO, or any other earned leave credits if they suffer more than one (1) day with pay bereavement as enumerated in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The paragraph A. above during the fiscal year.
D. If additional bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks is necessary, the employee may use accrued vacation, compensating time off, or take an authorized leave without pay, subject to the approval of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one Appointing Authority.
E. Fractional time base (1part-time) day of employees will be eligible for bereavement leave entitlement pursuant to attend paragraphs A., B., and C. above on a memorial servicepro rata basis, based on the employee's fractional time base. In (See DPA Management Memo 83-7-1 for fractional time base employees.)
F. An employee may use accrued vacation credits, holiday credits, or CTO in the event case of the death of an employee’s his/her aunt, uncle, niecexxxxxx sibling, spouse's grandparent or nephew, one day paid leave will any near relative who raised the employee.
G. Intermittent employees may only be granted bereavement leave if pre-scheduled to work on the day(s) for time lost from work which the leave is requested and only for the purpose number of attending hours the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift is scheduled to work on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureday(s).
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Bereavement Leave. A. In the event a retired City employee or active employee dies, the Mayor may grant time off for City employees to attend the funeral.
B. A bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees regular employee who have passed their probationary period for time lost is absent from work resulting from due to a death in the death of a member of their employee's immediate family. Immediate family is defined as : father, mother, wife, husband, son, daughter, brother, sister, grandchild, grandparents or employee or employee’s spouse's, mother, father, daughtergrandparent, sonshall be granted up to four working days leave of absence with no loss in pay. Bereavement leave shall be granted for the employee to attend the funeral, sistermake funeral arrangements, and to carry out other responsibilities relative to the funeral. Employees shall receive bereavement leave only for those days on which they would have otherwise been scheduled to work. A regular employee shall be granted a two day leave of absence with no loss in pay for the bereavement of the employee or employee’s spouse’s brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brotherbrother or sister, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, nieceniece or nephew. If the employee is required to travel more than one hundred and fifty miles from Bellevue, due to the death of a member of the family as listed above, an absence of one additional day with no loss in pay shall be granted.
C. In the event an employee is the administrator of the estate, the Safety-Service Director may authorize additional leave to complete funeral arrangements. If additional leave is authorized it shall be deducted from the employee's accumulated sick leave (for immediate family), or nephewaccumulated vacation or personal leave days as requested. Said leave shall not be denied without just cause.
D. The definition of days hereto is defined as any day of the week (7 days) which can also be a Friday, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work Monday, or Wednesday, for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both purposes of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day observation of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departurethis Section.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A
(a) In the case of bereavement in the immediate family, an employee not on leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will absence without pay shall be granted entitled to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting special leave at her regular rate of pay, from the date of death of a member of their to and including the day after the funeral with, if necessary, an allowance for immediate familyreturn travelling time. Such leave shall normally not exceed five (5) working days.
(b) Immediate family is defined as restricted to: an employee's parent; former guardian; spouse, mother, father, daughter, son, ; fiance; common-law spouse; same sex partner with whom the employee resides; child; brother; sister, brother, ; father- in-law; mother-in-law; or any other relative with whom the employee permanently resides.
(c) In the event of the death of an employee's grandparent, father- grandchild, aunt, uncle, son-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterdaughter-in-law, brother-in-law, daughtersister-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will the employee shall be granted up entitled to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement special leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, for one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of .
(d) If an employee working a midnight shift is on vacation leave at the time of bereavement, the employee shall be granted bereavement leave and be credited the appropriate number of days to vacation leave credits.
(e) In addition to the leave allowed in (a) and (c), an employee may request special paid bereavement leave of one day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend the funeral of a funeral service but they would only get one day close friend or relative not listed in subparagraphs (b) and (c). Permission is required from the Human Resources for such leave. A request for leave under this sub- paragraph will not be unreasonably withheld.
(f) Where established ethno-cultural or religious practices provide for ceremonial occasions other than the bereavement period in (a) above, the balance of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein as provided in (a) above, if any, may be increased taken at the time of the ceremonial occasion. Such request is to be in writing and approved by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureEmployer. Approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement (a) Upon application an employee shall be granted seven (7) consecutive calendar days leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will absence without loss of salary and benefits, one of which shall be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the day of the funeral in the event of the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, the employee’s mother, father, daughterperson in loco parentis, spouse, son, sisterdaughter, xxxxxxxxx, grandchild, brother, or sister. Additional bereavement leave may be granted under Article 21.01(d). For clarification purposes of this article, a spouse shall mean a husband or a wife. It shall also mean an individual who has been residing with the employee for a period of not less than one year and has been represented as the employee’s partner.
(b) Upon application, an employee shall be granted five (5) consecutive calendar days leave of absence without loss of salary and benefits, one of which shall be the day of the funeral, in the event of the death of the employee’s mother-in-law, father- father-in-law, brother/sister-in-law, son/daughter-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxxspouse’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardianor other relatives living in the employee’s household. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will Additional bereavement leave may be granted up to one under Article 21.01(d).
(1c) day with pay in order to An employee shall be a pallbearer at a funeral. The granted bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In in the event of the death of an the employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, niece or nephew, without loss of salary and benefits, for a maximum of two (2) calendar days, one day paid leave will which must be the date of the funeral.
(d) An employee may be granted for time lost from work a maximum of an additional three (3) days bereavement, without loss of salary and benefits, at the discretion of the Employer for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off travel to attend a the funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary any relative set out in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departurethis article.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A (a) Bereavement shall be defined as the death or serious illness within the scope of this Article.
(b) In the case of bereavement in the immediate family, an employee not on leave of three non-consecutive absence without pay shall be entitled to leave at his regular rate of pay. Such leave shall not exceed five (35) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death of a member of their immediate family. working days.
(c) Immediate family is defined as spousean employee's parents, motherwife, fatherhusband, daughterchild (the previous four {4} to include common-law), sonbrother, sister, brother, father-in-law and mother-in-law, father- in-law, . Consideration may be given in the case of any other relative permanently residing in the employee's household or with whom the employee permanently resides. In the event of the death of the employee's grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s spouse's grandparents, sister-in-lawfiancé, brothergrandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, sonbrother-in-law or sister-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six the employee shall be entitled to leave for three (363) hours. Employees will be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work days for the purpose of attending the funeral. If an employee is on vacation at the time of bereavement, the employee shall be granted bereavement leave and be credited the appropriate number of days to vacation leave credits. A minimum of two (2) days with pay shall be provided if required for travel that is in excess of two hundred and fifty (250) kilometres from the City limits.
(d) In recognition of the fact that circumstances, which call for bereavement leave, are based on individual circumstances, the Employer, on request, may grant additional bereavement leave without pay.
(e) In the case of bereavement leave for regular part-time and part time employees, an employee shall be granted upon request up to five (5) scheduled consecutive working a midnight shift on days without loss of salary or wages. It is understood that days not scheduled within the bereavement period shall not be paid.
(f) One full day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off leave with pay shall be granted to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement payan Uncle, not bothAunt or Xxxx. It is also agreed that If circumstances warrant, the Employer may increase bereavement leave referred to herein may accommodate grieving employees.
(g) Four (4) hours leave shall be increased by up granted without loss of salary or wages to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureattend a funeral as a mourner.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave of 1. An Employee is allowed three non-consecutive (3) working days will be granted off, with pay, to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from attend a funeral or memorial service and make other necessary arrangements associated with the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate family An Employee is not eligible for pay on any day or days that the Employee is not scheduled to work. For the purposes of this provision the phrase “immediate family” shall be defined as as: spouse, mother, father, daughter, sonbiological parent or child, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterfather-in-law, brother-in-lawgrandchild, daughter-in-lawgrandparent, son-in-lawadopted or xxxxxx parent, adopted or xxxxxx child, step-motherparent, step-fatherstepchild, step-childrenor legal xxxx, step-grandchildrenor other comparable family member named as an “immediate family member” at the time of hire, step-grandparents and legal guardianupdatable during the Library’s Open Enrollment period.
2. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will be granted up An Employee who wishes to attend a funeral or memorial service for other members of their family may take one (1) day off, with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeralpay. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they An Employee may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off days if the funeral or memorial service is necessary in farther than 200 miles one-way.
3. With approval of the particular circumstances and Employee’s Department Manager, an Employee may extend their bereavement leave through the use of vacation leave days available to the Employee. The Employer agrees that approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
4. Employees shall notify their immediate supervisors as soon as possible after they are informed of the circumstances necessitating a leave.
5. If an Employee is obtained in advance on approved vacation leave and a death occurs that falls under this Article for entitlement of departurebereavement leave, the Employee may substitute bereavement leave for their vacation leave.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3a) days An employee will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from five (5) consecutive bereavement days', without loss of pay, seniority, and benefits, in conjunction with the day of death of a step/parent, spouse, common-law-spouse, step/child.
(b) An employee will be granted four (4) consecutive bereavement days', without loss of pay, seniority, and benefits, in conjunction with the day of the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spousestep/brother, mother, father, daughter, son, step/sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- father-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-lawgrandparents, step-mothergrandchild, step-fatherformer guardian, step-childrenfiancé, step-grandchildrenor any relative who has been residing in the same household, step-grandparents or any other relative for whom an employee is required to administer bereavement responsibilities. Notwithstanding (a) and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36b) hours. Employees above, individuals will be granted up flexibility to utilize their bereavement leave entitlement over two (2) occasions which are directly related to the death.
(c) An employee shall be granted one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks without loss of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement pay to attend a memorial service. In the event funeral of the death of an employee’s aunther/his aunt or uncles, uncle, niece, niece or nephew.
(d) Where travel is required, one day paid additional leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein without pay may be increased by up granted.
(e) If such leave occurs on days when the employee is otherwise entitled to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that a day/days off, such additional time off is necessary day/days shall be included in the particular circumstances said periods within Article 12.04 and that approval is obtained in advance of departureshall not be added thereto.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. 9.01 A bereavement leave of three non-absence of five (5) consecutive (3) days days, including the day of the funeral, will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the an employee upon a death of a member of their in his or her immediate family. Where any such day occurs on a regularly scheduled working day for the employee, he or she shall be paid on the basis of the standard number of hours which he or she otherwise would have worked at regular salary plus applicable shift differential. The employee may be granted additional bereavement leave without pay at the discretion of the Employer. The employee shall notify the Employer as soon as possible following the death.
9.02 Immediate family is defined as spousefor the purpose of Article 9.01 shall mean father, mother, fatherspouse or children.
9.03 A bereavement leave of absence of up to three (3) consecutive days, daughterincluding the day of the funeral, sonwill be granted upon request to an employee upon a death in his or her family. Where any such day occurs on a regularly scheduled working day for the employee, he or she shall be paid on the basis of the standard number of hours which he or she otherwise would have worked at regular salary plus applicable shift differential. The employee may, in exceptional circumstances, be granted additional bereavement leave without pay at the discretion of the Employer. The employee shall notify the Employer as soon as possible following the death.
9.04 Family shall mean sister, brother, step father, step mother, step children, step brothers, step-sisters, father-in-law, mother-in-law, father- son-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparentsdaughter-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughtergrandchildren, great-grandchildren, grandparents, great-grandparents, grandparents-in-law and great-grandparents-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. .
9.05 Employees will be granted up who are required to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off country to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the or attend to matters relating to a bereavement leave referred to herein may under Article 9.01 or 9.03 shall be increased by up to two (2) granted an extended unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance leave of departureabsence.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A (a) When a death occurs in the immediate family of an Employee, the Employee shall be granted Bereavement Leave for up to five (5) scheduled working days with pay within a seven (7) day time frame. Such bereavement leave may be taken within one (1) year of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death unless otherwise approved by the Employer.
(b) Immediate family' shall mean the following members of a member an Employee's family or the family of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, motherincluding spouse (including common-law) or same gender partner, fatherfiancé, daughterchild, sonparent, brother, sister, brothergrandparent, mothergrandchild, sibling, guardian. Step-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-fatherparent, step-children, step-grandchildren, brother and step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will sister shall be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks considered as members of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one Employee's immediate family.
(1c) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, niece or nephew, the Employer may grant up to three (3) calendar days of leave of absence, for which the Employee shall suffer no loss of earnings. Such bereavement leave may be taken within one day paid leave will (1) year of the death unless otherwise approved by the Employer.
(d) Bereavement Leave shall be granted for time lost extended by up to two (2) additional working days with no loss of income if travel more thantwo hundred and fifty (250) kilometers one way from work the Employee's residence is necessary for the purpose of attending the funeral. In At the case time of the Bereavement Leave notification, the Employer may request reasonable evidence of travel out of province.
(e) Bereavement Leave with pay may be granted for one (1) day for the funeral/memorial service of a close friend or more distant relative than outlined in 25.03 (b) depending on the needs of the operation.
(f) An Employee may be granted up to a month's leave of absence without pay, upon an approved leave from the Employer upon the death of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off immediate family member subject to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureArticle 25.01.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3a) days will Upon request, an Employee shall be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from five (05) consecutive calendar days without loss of regular earnings in the event of a death of a member of their the Employee’s immediate family. Immediate family is defined as (i.e. spouse, motherchild, fatherparent, daughter, sonbrother, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- father-in-law, grandparentsson-in-law, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterdaughter-in-law, brother-in-law, daughtersister-in-law, songrandparent, grandchild, guardian or fiancé). Spouse shall include common-inlaw and/or same sex relationship. Step-law, step-mother, step-fatherparent, step-children, step- brother and step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six sister shall be considered as members of the Employee’s immediate family.
(36i) hours. Employees will be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The Employer may extend the above bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary days without loss of regular earnings in the particular event travel in excess of two hundred (200) kilometres is required to attend the funeral.
(ii) Bereavement leave shall be taken within the ten (10) consecutive calendar days commencing with the date of the death.
(iii) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 20.07 (a), where special circumstances and exist, an employee may request that Bereavement Leave be divided into two (2) periods. Such request is subject to the approval is obtained of the Employer. In no circumstances, however, shall an employee be eligible for more days off with pay than they would have been eligible to receive had the Bereavement Leave been taken in advance one (1) undivided period.
(b) In the event of departurea death of another relative or close friend, the Employer may grant up to one (1) working day off with pay to attend the funeral services.
(c) Employees may be required to substantiate, in the form prescribed by the Employer, any claim for bereavement leave. Payment of bereavement leave benefit shall not be effected until required substantiation has been supplied.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from 19.1: In the event that a death of a member of their occurs in an employee's immediate family. Immediate family is defined as , i.e., spouse, motherparent, fatherchild, daughter, son, brother or sister, brothergrandparent, mother-in-law, father- law and father-in-law, grandparentsthe employee, grandchildrenon request, xxxxxx’s grandparentswill be entitled to three (3) days off with pay for the purpose of attending the funeral/memorial service and/or making funeral/memorial service arrangements. If any additional bereavement funeral leave is requested, those additional days shall be deducted from the employee's sick leave up to a maximum of two (2) additional days.
19.2: Pallbearers service (maximum of one (1) day); this leave shall be taken from paid leave, sick leave, compensatory time, or unpaid leave, whichever is elected by the employee.
19.3: An employee excused from work under this provision shall, after completing required forms, receive the amount of wages, exclusive of any and all premiums that he would have earned by working straight time hours on such scheduled days of work for which he was excused. Time thus paid will not be counted as hours worked for purposes of overtime.
19.4: In addition to bereavement leave, as set forth above, in the event the employee seeks to extend the bereavement leave for the death of a parent, spouse, child, brother, sister, mother-in-law or father-in-law, or in the event of a death of a brother-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-lawgrandchild or other dependent living directly with the employee (i.e., daughter-in-lawxxxxxx child), son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will the employee shall be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes permitted to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days from his sick leave days to attend the funeral. When a death occurs to a member of the employee's immediate family who resides in another state, additional sick leave time may be granted by the Sheriff for travel time. However, the maximum leave (sick and bereavement) shall not exceed five (5) working days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departure.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement is leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted taken by an employee due to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death of another individual, usually a member close relative. The time is usually taken by an employee to grieve the loss of their a close family member, prepare for and attend a funeral, and/or attend to any other post-death matters.
A. Not more than five (5) work days of absence with pay shall be allowed for each death in the immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, motherincluding child, grandchild, stepchild, parent, stepparent, father, daughter, son, sister, brother-in-law, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparentsbrother, sister-in-law, brotherspouse, or any person who has lived regularly in the household of the employee.
B. Not more than two (2) working days of absence with pay shall be allowed for the death of a grandparent, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, sonaunt, uncle, niece or nephew.
C. One day of leave with pay shall be granted for the death of a brother-in-law, stepsister-motherin-law, stepgreat-fathergrandchild or great- grandparent.
D. If the deceased is an ex-spouse and/or ex-in-law and there are children between the parties, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardiantwo (2) days leave may be allowed. Maximum payment will One day must be used on the day of the funeral.
E. Bereavement leave does not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order need to be taken on consecutive work days.
F. Other available leave may be used if a pallbearer at teacher is required to travel out-of-state for funeral or other bereavement related matters. This use of leave shall not be denied.
G. Upon written request from a funeralteacher stating the circumstances which make such leave necessary, the Superintendent may authorize additional leave days. The If the teacher has exhausted all accrued leave, then the Superintendent may authorize additional bereavement leave must leave.
H. Should a teacher be taken within four (4) weeks named executor of the passing except where an employee wishes estate for those relatives listed above, he/she may elect to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred days in performance of this responsibility. The employee may use accrued sick or personal leave accumulated for this matter. This leave shall not be denied.
I. This leave provision shall not be applicable to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary employees on summer and winter breaks, except in cases where the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departurefuneral has not taken place.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A Any employee who notifies the Company as soon as possible following a bereavement will be granted bereavement leave for up to four (4) consecutive working days off without loss of regular pay from regularly scheduled hours in conjunction with the death of the spouse, child (including step-child), or parent. Any employee who notifies the Company as soon as possible following a bereavement will be granted bereavement leave for three non-consecutive (3) consecutive working days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period off, without loss of regular pay for time lost from work resulting from regularly scheduled hours, in conjunction with the death of a member of their his immediate family. "Immediate family is defined as spouse, mother, father, daughter, sonfamily" means brother, sister, brother, motherson-in-law, father- daughter-in-law, grandparentsmother- in-law, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterfather-in-law, brother-in-law, daughtersister-in-law, son-in-lawgrandparent, grandchild, guardian or step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardianparent. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will An employee shall be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks without loss of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of regular pay from regularly scheduled hours for the death of an employee’s his or her aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew. The Company, one day in its discretion, may extend such leave with or without pay. Where an employee does not qualify under the above-noted conditions, the Company may, nonetheless, grant a paid leave bereavement leave. For the purpose of bereavement leave, the relationships specified in the preceding clause are deemed to include a common-law spouse and a partner of the same sex. Notwithstanding the above, individuals will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off flexibility to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the distribute bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to entitlement over two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary occasions, not exceeding their entitlement above in the particular circumstances order to accommodate religious and that approval is obtained in advance of departurecultural diversity.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A a) If a death occurs in the immediate family of an employee, the employee shall be entitled to five (5) working days bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death of a member of their immediate familyleave. Immediate family is defined as for the purpose of bereavement leave shall be spouse (including common-law spouse or same sex spouse), child (including step child or xxxx of the court or xxxxxx child residing with the employee), grandchild, mother, father, daughterbrother or sister.
b) In the case of the death of a step-parent, son, sister, brotherfather-in-law, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brotherson-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-lawgrandparent or relative permanently residing in the employee’s household or with whom the employee resides, step-motherthe employee shall be entitled to 3 working days bereavement leave.
c) Bereavement leave shall normally commence on the calendar day following the day of death. If the death occurs when the employee is at work, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will then the employee shall be granted up to one (1) day additional bereavement leave with pay for the remainder of the employee's working day.
d) Marine Atlantic Inc. may approve alternate requests in order individual circumstances to be split such leave as long as that leave is in accordance with the above noted entitlements.
e) If during a pallbearer at a funeral. The period of vacation an employee is bereaved in circumstances which the employee would have been eligible for bereavement leave must with pay under a) or b) of this clause, the employee shall be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of granted bereavement leave entitlement and their vacation credits shall be restored to attend a memorial service. In the event extent that any concurrent bereavement leave with pay is granted.
f) Bereavement leave may also include an additional leave of the death absence without pay of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work (3) three working days for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off travel.
g) Marine Atlantic Inc. agrees to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the consider requests for bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary without pay where cultural traditions create important family relationships not described in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departurethis clause.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A Bereavement leave shall be available for the death 2 of a qualifying family member, as defined below. Leave shall be for the purpose 3 of grieving, assisting in making arrangements and/or attending the memorial 4 services. Requests for bereavement leave should be made to the supervisor as 5 soon as it is feasible after learning of the possible need. The length of 6 bereavement leave will be determined as soon as possible upon notice of its 7 need, and the length requested by the nurse will be approved based on the 8 circumstances. It is anticipated that bereavement leave will ordinarily be from two 9 (2) to five (5) working days. Regular full-time nurses who have successfully 10 completed the introductory period shall be eligible for pay for missed work time 11 due to approved bereavement leave. Any additional time beyond the period 12 approved for pay but nevertheless approved as legitimate bereavement leave, or 13 any bereavement leave granted by the Employer following the death of someone 14 who is not a qualified family member, is subject to advance approval and the 15 nurse must use PTO. Paid bereavement leave shall be provided for up to three non-consecutive 16 (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from in the event of the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, motherchild or step-child, fatherparent, daughter, son17 grandparent, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, stepfather-in-law, mother-in- 18 law, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian, grandchild, or any integral household member. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six Upon written 19 request within ninety (3690) hours. Employees will be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks calendar days of the passing except where death, an eligible employee wishes shall 20 be entitled to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to additional two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departurepay.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement The following leave of absence is allowed in the event of a death in the member’s family. Where the leave is one working day only, the member shall have the option of taking the leave on the day of the death, the day of the funeral or any day in between. Where a member is entitled to three non-consecutive (3) working days leave, the days shall be consecutive and may be taken anytime between and including the day of the death and the day of the funeral. Where a member is entitled to five (5) working days leave, the days shall commence on the day of the death or the next day, at the member’s option. For the purposes of the below noted relationships, step relationships and in loco parentis will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death of a member of their immediate familyrecognized. Immediate family In loco parentis is defined as: A person who, though not the natural parent, has acted as spouse, mother, fathera parent to a child and may thus be liable to legal obligations as if he/she were a natural parent.
(1) Member’s spouse (includes same sex and/or common law) or son, daughter, sonfather or mother, = five (5) days, to be taken consecutively unless otherwise requested by the member and agreed to by the Chief of Police in his sole discretion.
(2) Member’s sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- father-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, songrandparents, grandchildren = three (3) days, to be taken consecutively unless otherwise requested by the member and agreed to by the Chief of Police in his sole discretion.
(3) Member’s aunts, uncles and grandparents-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will be granted up to law = one (1) day with pay in order day, to be a pallbearer at a funeraltaken no later than the day of the funeral unless otherwise requested by the member and agreed to by the Chief of Police in his sole discretion. The bereavement Chief of Police may grant additional leave without pay for travel and other reasons upon the request of the member. To qualify for leave under this article the relationships as set out above must be taken within four (4) weeks bonafide and exist at the time of death. If the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend period falls into a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employeemember’s auntannual leave, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement payextended as outlined in clauses (1), not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in and (3) at the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureChief’s discretion.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A Permanent and Probationary Employees covered by this Agreement shall be entitled to the following bereavement leave of three non-consecutive leave:
(3a) days will When a death occurs in an Employee's immediate family, the Employee shall be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from five (5) consecutive working days immediately following the death of a member of their immediate family(with pay if scheduled to work). Immediate family is defined includes: spouse (includes common law where the Employee and the spouse have been living as spousepartners in the same household for at least one year), motherparent (including legal guardian or such other person who may have been responsible for the child-rearing of the Employee), fatherchild, daughterxxxxxxxxx, son, sister, brotherstepparent, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterfather-in-law, brotherson-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-lawbrother, step-mothersister, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents grandparent and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six grandchild;
(36b) hours. Employees will shall be granted up to one (1) working day (with pay in order if scheduled to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The work) bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In in the event of the death of an employee’s the Employee's, aunt, uncle, niecexxxxx, or nephew, one day paid brother-in-law, sister-in-law;. This leave will be granted for time lost from work for taken no later than the purpose scheduled day of attending the funeral. In .
(c) Where a death in an Employee's family requires the case of Employee to travel, an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to additional two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such calendar days (with pay if scheduled to work) may be allowed to the Employee as bereavement leave under this Article, at the discretion of the Employer; and
(d) The Employer may grant additional time off is necessary bereavement leave with or without pay in the particular cases where extraordinary circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureprevail.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement (a) An Employee is entitled to up to five (5) working days leave within a seven (7) day calendar period with pay related to the death of their spouse (including common law or same sex spouse resident with the Employee), parent, or child (including child of common law spouse, step-child or xxxx of the Employee). For the purposes of this provision, "parent" shall mean a person who has demonstrated a settled intention to treat the employee as a child of their family. Additional leave of up to two (2) working days shall be granted where travel over 400 km is required.
(b) An Employee is entitled to up to three non-consecutive (3) working days will be granted leave within a seven (7) day calendar period with pay related to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spousestep-father, step-mother, fatherxxxxxx parent, daughter, sonbrother, sister, step-brother, motherstep-sister, grandparent, grandchild, son-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterdaughter-in-law, brother-in-law, daughtersister-in-law, sonfiance, former legal guardian, father-in- law, mother-in-law, stepgrandparent-mother, stepin-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents law and legal guardianany relative permanently residing in the Employee's household or with whom the Employee permanently resides. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement Additional leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ working days shall be granted where travel time over 400 km is required.
(c) An Employee is entitled to one (1) working day's leave within a seven (7) day calendar period with pay related to the death of their former spouse, aunt, uncle, xxxxx, or nephew.
(d) If, during a period of leave with pay, an Employee is bereaved in circumstances under which they would have been eligible for bereavement leave with pay under paragraphs (a) to (c) above, the Employee shall be granted bereavement leave with pay at the end date of their leave with pay under the Agreement will be extended by the relevant number of day(s).
(e) On request, the employees' manager or designate may grant a leave with or without pay for a period greater than that provided that for in paragraphs (a) to (c) above.
(f) One (1) day leave with pay may be granted at the discretion of the manager or designate to an employee to attend a funeral as a pallbearer.
(g) Subject to client service and operational requirements, up to one-half day's leave with pay may be granted to attend the funeral of a colleague employed by the LHIN.
(h) Where it is necessary, because of distance, the employee may apply for a personal leave of absence without pay in addition to bereavement leave. Permission for such additional time off is necessary leave shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(i) One day bereavement leave may be deferred in the particular circumstances event that services are scheduled for a later date. In such scenarios, proper notice and that approval communication is obtained in advance of departurerequired.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A Employees shall be granted bereavement leave pursuant to the July 2012 City of three nonAtascadero Personnel System Rules. The City shall provide up to twenty-consecutive four (324) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period hours of paid bereavement leave for time lost from work resulting from bereavement purposes. Bereavement purposes include (1) the death of a member of their the employee’s immediate family, and (2) the critical illness of a member of the employee’s immediate family where death appears to be imminent. Immediate The amount of bereavement leave provided under this section is twenty four (24) hours per family member. The employee may be required to submit proof of a relative's death or critical illness before final approval of leave is defined as spousegranted. For purposes of this section, mother“immediate family” means: spouse or domestic partner, fatherparent (including biological, daughterxxxxxx, sonor adoptive parent, a stepparent, or a legal guardian), grandparent, grandchild, child (including biological, xxxxxx, or adopted child, a stepchild, a legal xxxx, a child of a domestic partner, or a child of a person standing in loco parentis), brother, sister, brotheraunt, uncle, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterfather-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-sister- in-law, sonlaw or significant other. Twenty-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (424) weeks hours of the passing except where paid absence shall be considered "bereavement leave", and any remaining time shall be from other paid time off available to the employee. When an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that has exhausted the bereavement leave referred provided in this section, the employee may submit a request to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such his/her Department Head and request additional time off work. If approved, the employee must use their other accrued paid leave. The employee may elect which accrued paid leave he/she shall use during the additional leave. However, the employee may not use more than forty (40) hours of accrued sick leave for bereavement purposes. If the additional leave approved by the Department Head is necessary in longer than forty (40) hours, the particular circumstances and that approval employee is obtained in advance of departurerequired to use accrued paid leave other than sick leave.
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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding
Bereavement Leave. A (a) When a death occurs in the immediate family of an Employee, the Employee shall be granted Bereavement Leave for up to five (5) scheduled working days with pay within a seven (7) day time frame. Such bereavement leave may be taken within one (1) year of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death unless otherwise approved by the Employer.
(b) Immediate family' shall mean the following members of a member an Employee's family or the family of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, motherincluding spouse (including common-law) or same gender partner, fatherfiancé, daughterchild, sonparent, brother, sister, brothergrandparent, mothergrandchild, sibling, and guardian. Step-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-fatherparent, step-children, step-grandchildren, brother and step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will sister shall be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks considered as members of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one Employee's immediate family.
(1c) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, niece or nephew, the Employer may grant up to three (3) calendar days of leave of absence, for which the Employee shall suffer no loss of earnings. Such bereavement leave may be taken within one day paid leave will (1) year of the death unless otherwise approved by the Employer.
(d) The Employer may request reasonable evidence of eligibility of bereavement leave.
(e) Bereavement Leave with pay may be granted for time lost from work one (1) day for the purpose funeral/memorial service of attending a close friend or more distant relative than outlined in 25.03 (b) depending on the funeral. In needs of the case operation.
(f) An Employee may be granted up to a month's leave of absence without pay, upon an approved leave from the Employer upon the death of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off immediate family member subject to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureClause 25.01.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave of three non-(a) Bereavement Leave with pay of:
(i) five (5) consecutive (3) working days will shall be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from in the event of the death of a member of their the Employee’s immediate family. Upon request, the Employee may be granted additional leave of absence without pay. Immediate family of the Employee is defined as spouse, motherparent, fatherchild, daughter, sonbrother, sister, fiancé, grandparent and grandchild. Step-parent, step- children, step-brother, and step-sister, shall be considered as members of the Employee’s immediate family. “Spouse” shall include a common-law or same-sex relationship and shall be deemed to mean a man or woman who resided with the Employee as his/her spouse for a period of at least one (1) year before the death.
(ii) three (3) consecutive working days shall be granted in the event of the death of the following members of the Employee's family (i.e. mother-in- law, father-in-law, father- son-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterdaughter-in-law, brother-in-law, daughtersister-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian).
(b) Bereavement Leave shall be extended by two (2) additional days if travel in excess of three hundred and twenty (320) kilometres one way from the Employee’s residence is necessary for the purpose of attending the funeral.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 30.04(a) and (b), where special circumstances exist, an Employee may request that Bereavement Leave be divided into two (2) periods. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hoursSuch request is subject to the approval of the Employer. Employees will In no circumstances, however, shall an Employee be granted up eligible for more days off with pay than she would have been eligible to receive had the Bereavement Leave been taken in one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four undivided period.
(4d) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s auntanother relative or friend, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for the Employer may grant time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off with pay to attend a the funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureservice.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A Up to five (5) days bereavement leave may be granted in the event of three non-consecutive a death in the immediate household or immediate family. In the event of death of the employee’s child, spouse, or domestic partner, up to ten (310) days bereavement leave may be granted. Bereavement leave of one (1) day will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from members of the death of extended family and/or a member of their immediate familyclose friend. Definitions: Immediate Household – All people living in the same family is defined as spouseunit, mothernot necessarily related. Immediate Family – Husband, fatherwife, daughterparent, sonchild, brother, sister, brother, motherson-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterdaughter-in-law, brother-in-law, daughtersister-in-law, sonfather-in-law, stepmother-motherin-law, step-fathergrandparent, step-childrenor grandchild. An employee’s domestic partner and his/her relatives will be considered on the same basis as a spouse or spouse’s relatives for purposes of this section. If an employee is a guardian of an individual, step-grandchildrenthe “xxxx” will be considered on the same basis as a spouse or child. Extended Family – Niece, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hoursnephew, aunt, uncle, cousin or close friend. Employees will may be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The two days paid bereavement leave for travel time if needed. Employees may be granted up to three (3) days in situations in which the attending physician or licensed practitioner deems that death is imminent for a member of the employee's immediate family. These days may be used in addition to the days granted above. Bereavement leave shall not be cumulative and may not exceed 13 days per year; any exception must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend approved through Human Resources on a memorial servicecase by case basis. In the event of additional days are needed for bereavement leave, the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureuse accumulated sick leave.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A maximum bereavement leave of absence of three non-consecutive (3) days consecutive days, not to extend beyond the day following the funeral will be granted to employees an employee (who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from has acquired seniority rights) upon a death in the death of a member of their employee’s immediate family. Where any such day occurs on a regularly scheduled working day for the employee, the employee shall be paid on the basis of the standard number of hours which otherwise would have been worked at the employee’s applicable hourly rate of pay plus any applicable shift premium and any applicable Cost of Living Allowance and Earnings Based Compensation or Nickel Price Bonus whichever is greater. To qualify for bereavement leave, the employee shall notify his or her immediate supervisor as soon as possible following the bereavement. `Immediate family is defined as spouse, mother, father, daughter, son, sister, brother, family' shall mean mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brotherfather-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-motherspouse's brother, step-fatherspouse's sister, step-childrenemployee's brother's spouse, step-grandchildrenemployee's sister's spouse, step-grandparents and legal guardiangrandparent, spouse’s grandparent or grandchild. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees This maximum bereavement leave of absence will be granted up increased to one five (15) consecutive days, including the day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In funeral, in the event case of the death of an employee’s auntthe spouse, uncleson, niecedaughter, mother, father, sister or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both brother of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not bothemployee. It is also agreed that If the death in the immediate family occurs and the bereavement leave referred begins while the employee is on a regular or special vacation, the employee will be allowed to herein may be increased by up extend his vacation in an amount equal to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that the number of bereavement days during such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departurevacation.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A An Employee shall be granted four (4) regularly scheduled consecutive work days leave without loss of pay for the bereavement leave of a parent, spouse or child. An Employee shall be granted three non-consecutive (3) regularly scheduled consecutive work days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period leave without loss of pay for time lost from work resulting from the death bereavement of a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, mother, father, daughter, sonbrother, sister, brothergrandparents, grandparent of spouse, mother-in-law, father- father-in-law, grandparentsson-in-law, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterdaughter-in-law, brother-in-law, daughtersister-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardianxxxxxxxxxx. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six If the death of any person above necessitates travel in excess of three hundred (36300) hoursmiles up to five (5) days may be granted. Employees will An Employee shall be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks without loss of regular earnings for the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend funeral of, or a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s service (or equivalent) for her or his aunt, uncle, niece, niece or nephew. The Employer may also grant, one day paid in addition to the above, leave will of absence without pay. Such leave of absence without pay shall not be in excess of twenty-five (25) calendar days. One-half days shall be granted for time lost from work for the purpose without loss of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off pay to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day as a pall-bearer provided such Employee has the approval of paid bereavement pay, not bothSupervisor. It is also agreed that the Individuals will be granted flexibility to distribute their bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to entitlement over two (2) unpaid days’ travel time occasions in order to accommodate religious and cultural diversity. If an Employee is required to serve as a juror in any court of law, or is required to attend as a witness in a court proceeding in which the Crown is a party, or is required by subpoena to attend a court of law or coroner’s inquest in connection with a case arising from the Employee’s duties at the Hospital, the Employee shall not lose regular pay because of such attendance provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departure.Employee:
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A (a) Bereavement shall be defined as the death or serious illness within the scope of this Article.
(b) In the case of bereavement in the immediate family, an employee not on leave of three non-consecutive absence without pay shall be entitled to leave at his regular rate of pay. Such leave shall not exceed five (35) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death of a member of their immediate family. working days.
(c) Immediate family is defined as spousean employee's parents, motherwife, fatherhusband, daughterchild (the previous four {4} to include common-law), sonbrother, sister, brother, father-in-law and mother-in-law, father- in-law, . Consideration may be given in the case of any other relative permanently residing in the employee's household or with whom the employee permanently resides. In the event of the death of the employee's grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s spouse's grandparents, sister-in-lawfiancé, brothergrandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, sonbrother-in-law or sister-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six the employee shall be entitled to leave for three (363) hours. Employees will be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work days for the purpose of attending the funeral. If an employee is on vacation at the time of bereavement, the employee shall be granted bereavement leave and be credited the appropriate number of days to vacation leave credits. A minimum of two (2) days with pay shall be provided if required for travel that is in excess of two hundred and fifty (250) kilometres from the City limits.
(d) In recognition of the fact that circumstances, which call for bereavement leave, are based on individual circumstances, the Employer, on request, may grant additional bereavement leave without pay.
(e) In the case of bereavement leave for regular part-time and part time employees, an employee shall be granted upon request up to five (5) scheduled consecutive working a midnight shift on days without loss of salary or wages. It is understood that days not scheduled within the bereavement period shall not be paid.
(f) One full day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off leave with pay shall be granted to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement payan Uncle, not bothAunt or Xxxx. It is also agreed that If circumstances warrant, the Employer may increase bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureaccommodate grieving employees.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave
A. Employees may be absent from regular duties because of three non-consecutive death in the immediate family, without loss of pay, as follows:
1. Three (3) days will be granted are considered reasonable for absence due to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from death in the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate However, additional days may be granted where the circumstances of a particular situation may warrant additional day(s).
2. For the purpose of this section, the immediate family is defined as spouseshall include: Grandparents, mother, father, daughter, sonbrother, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-in- law, son-in-law, stepfather, father-in-law, mother, stepmother-fatherin-law, step-childrenspouse, step-grandchildrenchild, step-grandparents grandchild, a legal guardian or other person who stands in place of parent and legal guardianuncles, aunts, nieces and nephews.
3. Maximum payment will Absence due to death in the immediate family shall not exceed thirty-six (36) hoursbe charged to the employee's accumulated sick leave. Employees If an employee desires and is approved for additional days, said additional days will be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement deducted from sick leave must be taken within four (4) weeks upon approval of the passing except where an Superintendent.
B. Regulations pertaining to Section A are as follows:
1. Employee's pay is for the normal number of hours per day that the employee wishes to use one (1) day usually works at his/her per diem rate in effect at the time of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial servicebereavement.
2. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave No extra pay will be granted for time lost from work for multiple or simultaneous deaths occurring within the purpose same period.
3. No pay will be granted in deaths where, because of attending distance or other reasons, the funeral. In employee does not attend the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend deceased, except under extenuating circumstances.
4. If requested by the Director of Human Resources and Community Relations, satisfactory proof of death shall be furnished.
5. If such days occur during the employee's vacation, additional time shall be granted with time arranged with employee's supervisor.
6. If the employee is on a funeral service but they would only get one day leave of paid absence, no bereavement pay, not bothpay will be made.
7. It is also agreed that Employee requesting pay under the bereavement leave referred to herein policy must complete the necessary form and note same on his time card before payment may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departuregranted.
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Samples: Master Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A All bereavement leave shall be deducted from the number of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from “sick leave days” accumulated by the employee except in the cases when the death involves a member of the employee's immediate family, or the immediate family of the employee's spouse, or the death of a member of their immediate familyrelative living in the same household as the employee. Immediate family is defined as used herein shall include only spouse, motherparents, fatherstep-parents, daughter, son, sister, brother, motherparents-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, step grandparents, grandchildren, step- grandchildren, children, step-children, brother, brother-in-law, daughterstep-brother, sister, sister- in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents law and legal guardianstep sister. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must Bereavement days may be taken within four (4) weeks in hours in ¼ hour increments with the approval of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial servicesupervisor. In the event of an employee’s absence because of the death of an immediate family member or an immediate family member of an employee’s auntspouse, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid a leave will of absence may be granted for a period of time lost from work for which is of duration appropriate to the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement paycircumstances presented, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to a maximum of three (3) work-days, and the employee shall be paid for such period of leave. This three (3) work-day limit may, upon request for cause acceptable to the District, be extended for two (2) unpaid additional work-days’ travel time provided that such , for a total maximum of five (5) work-days. If additional time off beyond 3 days is necessary requested and granted, the additional time will be deducted from an employee’s sick leave hours. In the event of an employee’s absence because of attending a funeral, use of sick leave may be granted for a period of time which is appropriate to the circumstances presented. The District, at its discretion, may require verification of the death, relationship, and actual attendance of the funeral following the leave and may withhold payment if the employee(s) did not make immediate request for leave, prior to taking the time off, so that his/her work could be covered in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departurehis/her absence.
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Samples: Support Staff Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A (a) An employee who notifies the Employer as soon as possible following a bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will shall be granted five (5) consecutive working days off without loss of regular pay for scheduled hours, to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from be taken in conjunction with the death day of the funeral or memorial service (or equivalent) of a member of their her/his immediate family. "Immediate family is defined as family" means parent, spouse, mother, father, daughter, son, or daughter. An employee shall be granted four (4) days bereavement leave without loss of regular earnings to attend the funeral of, or memorial service (or equivalent), for her/his brother, sister, brotherson-in-law, daughter-in- law, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterfather-in-law, brother-in-law, daughtersister-in-law, son-in-lawgrandparent, step-mothergrandparent of spouse, step-fathergrandchild, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardianaunt or uncle. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will An employee shall be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four without loss of regular earnings to attend the funeral of, or memorial service (4) weeks of or equivalent), for her/his niece or nephew. "Spouse" for the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day purposes of bereavement leave entitlement to attend will be defined as in the Family Law Act. “Spouse” for the purposes of bereavement leave will also include a memorial service. In the event partner of the death of same sex. Where an employee’s auntemployee does not qualify under the above-noted conditions, unclethe Employer may nonetheless grant a paid bereavement leave. The Employer, niecein its discretion, may extend such leave with or nephewwithout pay. Notwithstanding the above, one day paid leave individuals will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off flexibility to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the distribute their bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to entitlement over two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary occasions, not exceeding the overall entitlement, in the particular circumstances order to accommodate religious and that approval is obtained in advance of departurecultural diversity.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A (a) In the case of bereavement in the immediate family, an Employee not on leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will absence without pay shall be granted entitled to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting special leave at her regular rate of pay, from the date of death of a member of their to and including the day after the funeral with, if necessary, an allowance for immediate familyreturn travelling time. Such leave shall normally not exceed five working days.
(b) Immediate family is defined as restricted to: an employee's parent; stepparent; former guardian; spouse, mother, ; fiance; common-law spouse/same sex partner; child; brother; sister; father, daughter, son, sister, brother, -in-law; mother-in-law; or any other relative with whom the employee permanently resides.
(c) In the event of the death of an employee's grandparent, father- grandchild, aunt, uncle, son-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterdaughter-in-law, brother-in-law, daughtersister-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will the employee shall be granted up entitled to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement special leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, for one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of .
(d) If an employee working a midnight shift is on vacation leave at the time of bereavement, the employee shall be granted bereavement leave and be credited the appropriate number of days to vacation leave credits.
(e) In addition to the leave allowed in (a) and (c), an employee may request special paid bereavement leave of one day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend the funeral of a funeral service but they would only get one day close friend or relative not listed in subparagraphs (b) and (c). Permission is required from the Human Resources for such leave. A request for leave under this subparagraph will not be unreasonably withheld.
(f) Where established ethno-cultural or religious practices provide for ceremonial occasions other than the bereavement period in (a) above, the balance of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein as provided in (a) above, if any, may be increased taken at the time of the ceremonial occasion. Such request is to be in writing and approved by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureEmployer. Approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A Permanent and Probationary Employees covered by this Agreement shall be entitled to the following bereavement leave of three non-consecutive leave:
(3a) days will When a death occurs in an Employee's immediate family, the Employee shall be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from five (5) consecutive working days immediately following the death of a member of their immediate family(with pay if scheduled to work). Immediate family is defined includes: spouse (includes common law where the Employee and the spouse have been living as spousepartners in the same household for at least one year), motherparent (including legal guardian or such other person who may have been responsible for the child-rearing of the Employee), fatherchild, daughterstepchild, son, sister, brotherstepparent, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterfather-in-law, brotherson-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-lawbrother, step-mothersister, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents grandparent and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six grandchild;
(36b) hours. Employees will shall be granted up to one (1) working day (with pay in order if scheduled to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The work) bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In in the event of the death of an employee’s the Employee's, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid brother-in-law, sister-in-law. This leave will be granted for time lost from work for taken no later than the purpose scheduled day of attending the funeral. In .
(c) Where a death in an Employee's family requires the case of Employee to travel, an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to additional two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such calendar days (with pay if scheduled to work) may be allowed to the Employee as bereavement leave under this Article, at the discretion of the Employer; and
(d) The Employer may grant additional time off is necessary bereavement leave with or without pay in the particular cases where extraordinary circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureprevail.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement (a) An Employee shall be granted leave of three non-consecutive five (35) regularly scheduled work days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from leave of absence without loss of wages, benefits, seniority or service in the case of the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouseparent, mother, father, daughter, sonbrother, sister, brotherspouse, mother-in-common law, father- inor same-sex partner, child, xxxxxx child or step child.
(b) An Employee shall be granted leave of three (3) regularly scheduled work days leave of absence without loss of wages, benefits, seniority or service in the case of the death of a step parent, legal guardian, mother in law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-father in law, brother-in-sister in law, daughter-in-brother in law, son-in-son in law, step-motherdaughter in law, step-fathergrand parent, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six grandchild.
(36c) hours. Employees will An Employee shall be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day absence without loss of bereavement leave entitlement wages, benefits, seniority or service to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death funeral of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, niece or nephew.
(d) An Employee shall not receive bereavement pay when in receipt of WSIB or WI.
(e) Where additional time is required, it shall be granted without pay.
(f) The parties agree that the definition of “spouse” shall be defined by the Family Law Reform Act, as amended from time to time.
(g) Paid bereavement leave for part time employees shall cease upon the completion of the leave of absence as outlined above or when the Employee informs the Employer, they are available to work, whichever comes first.
(h) The employee shall be paid for scheduled hours during the leave, which they otherwise would have worked. Employees may request additional time without pay for bereavement leave. Such requests will not be unreasonably denied.
(i) The employee will be allowed to save one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional their allotted time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departure.under (a) or
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A Any employee who notifies the Company as soon as possible following a bereavement will be granted bereavement leave for up to four (4) consecutive working days off without loss of regular pay from regularly scheduled hours in conjunction with the death of the spouse, child (including step-child), or parent. Any employee who notifies the Company as soon as possible following a bereavement will be granted bereavement leave for three non-consecutive (3) consecutive working days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period off, without loss of regular pay for time lost from work resulting from regularly scheduled hours, in conjunction with the death of a member of their his immediate family. "Immediate family is defined as spouse, mother, father, daughter, sonfamily" means brother, sister, brotherson-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparentsbrother-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-lawgrandparent, daughter-in-lawgrandchild, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardianguardian or step- parent. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will An employee shall be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks without loss of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of regular pay from regularly scheduled hours for the death of an employee’s his or her aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew. The Company, one day in its discretion, may extend such leave with or without pay. Where an employee does not qualify under the above-noted conditions, the Company may, nonetheless, grant a paid leave bereavement leave. For the purpose of bereavement leave, the relationships specified in the preceding clause are deemed to include a common-law spouse and a partner of the same sex. Notwithstanding the above, individuals will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off flexibility to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the distribute bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to entitlement over two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary occasions, not exceeding their entitlement above in the particular circumstances order to accommodate religious and that approval is obtained in advance of departurecultural diversity.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave 17.01 In the event of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death of a member of their immediate an employee’s family, the employee will be granted a leave of absence with pay for five (5) working days. Immediate family Vacation or compensatory time may be added to a bereavement leave, and any vacation or compensatory time added is defined as subject to the approval of the Society. The term “member of an employee’s family” means spouse, mother, father, daughter, son, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, child or parent, step-parent, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, son/daughter-in-law, son-in-lawfiancé, step-motherstep child, step-fatherxxxxxx child and xxxxxx parent. Employees may be granted flexibility to distribute the bereavement leave over two (2) occasions, step-childrennot exceeding their entitlement above, step-grandchildrenin order to accommodate religious and cultural diversity which provide for distinct grieving periods. It is understood that if the employee requests to divide the leave, step-grandparents this request must be made to the employee’s supervisor at the time of the first request and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-agrees to take the second leave within a six (366) hours. Employees month timeframe.
17.02 In the event of a death of an aunt, uncle, niece or nephew, the employee will be granted up a leave of absence with pay for three (3) working days. Vacation or compensatory time may be added to a bereavement leave, and any vacation or compensatory time added is subject to the approval of the Society.
17.03 Where employees would not otherwise qualify for bereavement leave, one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off employees requested to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departurepallbearers.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave (a) For the purposes of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death of a member of their this clause, immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, mother, as:
(i) father, daughtermother (including stepfather, sonstepmother or adoptive parent),
(ii) brother, sister, brother,
(iii) spouse (including Common Law spouse),
(iv) child (including child of Common Law spouse or xxxx of the employee),
(v) father-in-law, mother-in-law,
(vi) grand-parents of the employee,
(vii) the person permanently residing in the employee's household or with whom the employee permanently resides.
(b) Where a member of his/her immediate family dies, father- an employee shall be entitled to bereavement leave for a period of up to seven (7) consecutive calendar days, including the day of the memorial commemorating the deceased. During such period, he/she shall be granted special leave with pay for those days which are not his/her regularly scheduled days of rest. As a general rule, the leave shall be limited to seven (7) days, unless an extension is required for the purpose of travel or settling estate matters for which the employee is responsible. For this purpose, the employee may be granted up to three (3) additional calendar days of special leave immediately before and/or after the leave described above, but in no case, if additional days are granted, shall the total leave exceed ten (10) consecutive calendar days.
(c) An employee is entitled to special leave with pay, up to a maximum of one (1) day, in the event of the death of the employee's son-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterdaughter-in-law, brother-in-law, daughtersister-in-law.
(d) If, son-in-lawduring a period of compensatory leave, step-motheran employee is bereaved in circumstances under which he/she would have been eligible for bereavement leave under subparagraph (b) or (c) of this clause, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will he/she shall be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must and his/her compensatory leave credits shall be taken within four (4) weeks restored to the extent of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement any concurrent leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departuregranted.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement (a) An Employee is entitled to up to five (5) working days leave within a seven (7) day calendar period with pay related to the death of their spouse (including common law or same sex spouse resident with the Employee), parent, or child (including child of common law spouse, step-child or xxxx of the Employee). For the purposes of this provision, “parent” shall mean a person who has demonstrated a settled intention to treat the employee as a child of their family. Additional leave of up to two (2) working days shall be granted where travel over 400km is required.
(b) An Employee is entitled to up to three non-consecutive (3) working days will be granted leave within a seven (7) day calendar period with pay related to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spousestep-father, step-mother, fatherxxxxxx parent, daughter, sonbrother, sister, step-brother, motherstep-sister, grandparent, grandchild, son-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterdaughter-in-law, brother-in-law, daughtersister-in-law, sonfiancé, former legal guardian, father-in- law, mother-in-law, stepgrandparent-mother, stepin-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents law and legal guardianany relative permanently residing in the Employee’s household or with whom the Employee permanently resides. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement Additional leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid daysworking days shall be granted where travel over 400km is required.
(c) An Employee is entitled to one (1) working day’s leave within a seven (7) day calendar period with pay related to the death of their former spouse, aunt, uncle, xxxxx, or nephew.
(d) If, during a period of leave with pay, an Employee is bereaved in circumstances under which they would have been eligible for bereavement leave with pay under paragraph (a) to (c) above, the Employee shall be granted bereavement leave with pay at the end of their leave with pay under the Agreement will be extended by the relevant number of day(s).
(e) On request, the employees’ travel time manager or designate may grant a leave with or without pay for a period greater than that provided that for in paragraphs (a) to (c) above.
(f) One (1) day leave with pay may be granted at the discretion of the manager or designate to an employee to attend a funeral as a pallbearer.
(g) Subject to client service and operational requirements, up to one-half day’s leave with pay may be granted to attend the funeral of a colleague employed by the LHIN.
(h) Where it is necessary, because of distance, the employee may apply for a personal leave of absence without pay in addition to bereavement leave. Permission for such additional time off is necessary leave shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(i) One day bereavement leave may be deferred in the particular circumstances event that services are scheduled for a later date. In such scenarios, proper notice and that approval communication is obtained in advance of departurerequired.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A Permanent and probationary Employees covered by this Agreement shall be entitled to the following bereavement leave of three non-consecutive leave:
(3a) days will When a death occurs in an Employee's immediate family, the Employee shall be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from five (5) consecutive working days immediately following the death of a member of their immediate family(with pay if scheduled to work). Immediate family is defined includes: spouse (includes common law where the Employee and the spouse have been living as spousepartners in the same household for at least one year), motherparent (including legal guardian or such other person who may have been responsible for the child-rearing of the Employee), fatherchild, daughterstepchild, son, sister, brotherstepparent, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterfather-in-law, brotherson-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-lawbrother, step-mothersister, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents grandparent and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six grandchild;
(36b) hours. Employees will shall be granted up to one (1) working day (with pay in order if scheduled to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The work) bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In in the event of the death of an employee’s the Employee's, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid brother-in-law, sister-in-law. This leave will be granted for time lost from work for taken no later than the purpose scheduled day of attending the funeral. In .
(c) Where a death in an Employee's family requires the case of Employee to travel, an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to additional two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such calendar days (with pay if scheduled to work) may be allowed to the Employee as bereavement leave under this Article, at the discretion of the Employer; and
(d) The Employer may grant additional time off is necessary bereavement leave with or without pay in the particular cases where extraordinary circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureprevail.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from 37.1 Employees, including casuals, shall on the death of:
(a) the spouse or de-facto partner of the Employee;
(b) a former spouse or former de-facto partner of the Employee;
(c) a child, step-child, xxxxxx child or grandchild of the Employee (including an adult child, step-child or grandchild);
(d) a parent, step-parent, xxxxxx parent or grandparent of the Employee;
(e) a parent in-law or former parent in law of the Employee;
(f) a brother, sister, step brother or step sister of the Employee; or
(g) any other person who immediately before that person’s death, lived with the Employee as a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, mother, father, daughter, son, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxxthe Employee’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment household; be eligible for up to 3 days paid bereavement leave.
37.2 The Employer will not exceed thirty-six (36) hoursunreasonably withhold approval to grant bereavement leave to an Employee in respect of some other person with whom the Employee had a special relationship, on the request of the Employee. Employees will .
37.3 The 3 days need not be granted up consecutive.
37.4 Bereavement leave is not to one (1) day with pay be taken during any other period of leave including periods of unpaid leave.
37.5 Payment of such leave may be subject to the Employee providing evidence, if so requested by the Employer, of the death or relationship to the deceased that would satisfy a reasonable person.
37.6 An Employee requiring more than 3 days’ bereavement leave in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In travel interstate or overseas, in the event of the death interstate or overseas of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both member of the shifts off Employee's immediate family may, upon providing adequate proof, in addition to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the any bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up which the Employee is eligible, have immediate access to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time annual leave and/or accrued long service leave or leave without pay provided that such additional time off all accrued leave is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureexhausted.
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: Cemetery Employees Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees Any employee who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from notifies the Hospital as soon as possible following the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, motherchild, fatherparent, daughter, son, step child or step parent will be granted bereavement leave for up to four (4) consecutive working days off without loss of regular pay for scheduled hours in conjunction with the day of the funeral. “Spouse” for the purposes of bereavement leave will include a partner of the same sex. An employee will be granted bereavement leave for up to three (3) scheduled working days off without loss of regular pay from regularly scheduled hours in the event of the death of the employee’s sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- father-in-law, grandparentsgrandparent, grandchildrengrandchild, xxxxxx’s grandparentsbrother-in- law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents law and legal guardiangrandparent of spouse. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will An employee shall be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks without loss of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement regular earnings to attend the funeral of, or a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s service (or equivalent) for her aunt, uncle, niece, niece or nephew. The Hospital, one day paid in its discretion, may extend such leave will with or without pay and individuals may be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off flexibility to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the distribute their bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to entitlement over two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off occasions not exceeding the allotted per family member as described above. Furthermore, where an employee does not qualify under the above-noted conditions, the Hospital may, nonetheless, grant a paid bereavement leave. Where an employee’s scheduled vacation is necessary interrupted due to bereavement, the employee will be entitled to bereavement leave in accordance with the particular circumstances and that approval above provisions. The portion of the employee’s vacation which is obtained in advance of departuredeemed to be bereavement leave under the above provisions will not be charged to the employee’s vacation credits.
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A 21.1 Employees shall be granted bereavement leave for a period of three non-five (5) consecutive (3) working days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from in the death event of a member of their death in the Employee’s immediate family. Immediate For purposes of this Article, immediate family is defined as means a parent (including legal guardian or person who acted in the capacity of parent), spouse, mothercommon law partner, fatherfiancé, daughterpregnancy loss, sonchild, brother, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brotherfather-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, stepgrandparent, grandparent-motherin-law, stepgrandchild or xxxx including step relations. If an Employee learns of the death after they have reported to work, the Employee shall be paid for that day but it shall not count as a day of bereavement leave.
21.2 Employees shall be granted bereavement, with pay, for a period of two (2) working days in the event of a death of the Employee’s brother-fatherin-law, stepsister-childrenin-law, stepaunt, uncle, niece or nephew including step relations.
21.2.1 Subject to operational requirements and approval by the Manager/Director, Employees may be granted leave with pay to attend a Municipal co-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hoursworker’s funeral. Employees will in the same functional area as the deceased shall be given priority.
21.3 If the bereavement period occurs during the scheduled vacation or on a holiday the Employee can claim bereavement leave and reschedule their vacation days at a time agreeable to the Employer.
21.4 An Employee may be granted up to one five (15) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The days bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes in addition to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances Articles 21.1 and that approval is obtained in advance of departure21.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A (a) When a death occurs in the immediate family of an Employee, the Employee shall be granted Bereavement Leave for up to five (5) scheduled working days with pay within a seven (7) day time frame. Such bereavement leave may be taken within one (1) year of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death unless otherwise approved by the Employer.
(b) Immediate family' shall mean the following members of a member an Employee's family or the family of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, motherincluding spouse (including common- law) or same gender partner, fatherfiancé, daughterchild, sonparent, brother, sister, brothergrandparent, mothergrandchild, sibling, and guardian. Step-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-fatherparent, step-children, step-grandchildren, brother and step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will sister shall be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks considered as members of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one Employee's immediate family.
(1c) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, niece or nephew, the Employer may grant up to three (3) calendar days of leave of absence, for which the Employee shall suffer no loss of earnings. Such bereavement leave may be taken within one day paid leave will (1) year of the death unless otherwise approved by the Employer.
(d) The Employer may request reasonable evidence of eligibility for bereavement leave.
(e) Bereavement Leave with pay may be granted for time lost from work one (1) day for the purpose funeral/memorial service of attending a close friend or more distant relative than outlined in 25.03 (b) depending on the funeral. In needs of the case operation.
(f) An Employee may be granted up to a month's leave of absence without pay, upon an approved leave from the Employer upon the death of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off immediate family member subject to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureArticle 25.01.
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. (a) A bereavement leave of three non-absence with pay, for four (4) consecutive calendar days (3exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) days will shall be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from a seniority employee in the event of death of a an immediate member of their immediate his/her family. Immediate This leave must be taken no later than the day of the funeral. Employees will only be entitled to pay for days they would have been scheduled to work during bereavement leave.
(b) The immediate family is shall be defined as spouse, common-law spouse (shall include same sex spouse) mother, father, daughtermother-in- law, son, sister, brother, motherfather-in-law, father- in-lawsister, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparentsbrother, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-motherbrother, step-fathersister, step-childrenson, step-grandchildrendaughter or step-parent, grandchild. Common-law spouse shall mean any person with whom the employee has cohabited for a period of not less than six (6) months preceding the request for leave and whom the employee had designated as a spouse with the Company at least six months prior to the request for bereavement leave
(c) In the case of grandparents, grandparents of current spouse or common-law spouse, step-grandparents sisters and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirtystep-six (36) hours. Employees brothers, aunts and uncles, niece and nephews, seniority employees will be granted up to a one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeralleave of absence without loss of pay. The bereavement This leave must be taken within four (4) weeks not later than the day of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one funeral.
(1d) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt's spouse, uncle, niece, natural child or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for legally adopted child in addition to the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may in paragraph (a) above, the employee shall be increased by up entitled to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time days off is necessary with pay which days shall be taken consecutively to the leave referred to in paragraph (a), above.
(e) If a death in the particular circumstances immediate family occurs while an employee is on vacation, a leave of absence with pay shall be scheduled upon the employee's return to work at a time to be agreed upon between the employee and that approval is obtained in advance of departurethe Company.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A (a) Paid bereavement leave of three non-consecutive five (35) working days will shall be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from (not accrued or earned but simply granted) and specifically granted in the event of the death of a member of their immediate the Employee's family, i.e., children, parents, brothers, sisters, spouse (which includes common-law or same gender relationships, publicly maintained for a period of at least one
(1) year), and fiancée. Immediate family is defined as spouseStep-parents, motherstep- children, fatherstep-brothers and step-sisters, daughter, son, sister, brother, mother-mother- in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brotherfather-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-motherguardian, step-fathergrandparents, step-children, step-or grandchildren, stepshall be considered as members of the Employee's family.
(b) At the time of death of an employee's aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, sister-grandparents in-law, and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirtybrother-six (36) hours. Employees will be granted in-law up to one (1) working day with pay limited to seven and one-half (7.5) hours to attend the funeral.
(c) Bereavement leave in order to the above shall be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four extended by two (42) weeks additional working days where travel in excess of the passing except where an employee wishes to use three hundred and twenty (320) kilometers one (1) day way from the Employee's residence is necessary.
(d) The pay entitlement of regular part-time Employees for authorized bereavement leave entitlement shall be as provided in Article 20.01 (a) and (b), but shall be limited to attend a memorial service. In their posted scheduled hours of work.
(e) Notwithstanding the event provisions of the death of Article 20.01, where special circumstances exist, an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will Employee may request that Bereavement Leave be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to divided into two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time periods. Such request is subject to the approval of the Employer. In no circumstances, however, shall an Employee be eligible for more days off is necessary with pay than they would have been eligible to receive had the Bereavement Leave been taken in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureone (1) undivided period.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A 34.01 Upon the request of an employee, the Employer shall grant the employee bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3) with pay for up to four working days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from where there is a death in the employee’s immediate family, namely the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, mother, father, daughter, son, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-lawthe employee’s:
(a) Natural parent, step-motherparent or xxxxxx parent;
(b) Grandparent or grandchild;
(c) Brother or step-brother
(d) Sister or step-sister;
(e) Partner;
(f) Child;
(g) Step-child or partner’s child, where the child is residing with the employee.
34.02 If the employee travels out of Whitehorse due to a death in the employee’s immediate family as per Clause 34.01, the Employer must grant additional bereavement leave with pay for travel purposes for up to three working days, as required.
34.03 Upon the request of the employee, the Employer shall grant bereavement leave with pay for up to two working days in the event of a death in the employee’s partner’s immediate family, namely the partner’s:
(a) Natural parent, step-father, parent or xxxxxx parent;
(b) Grandparent or grandchild;
(c) Sister or step-children, sister;
(d) Brother or step-grandchildren, brother;
(e) Child or step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will child (who is not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will be granted residing with the employee).
34.04 If the employee travels out of Whitehorse due to a death in the employee’s partner’s immediate family as per Clause 34.03, the Employer must grant additional bereavement leave with pay for travel purposes for up to two working days, as required.
34.05 Upon the request of the employee, the Employer shall grant bereavement leave with pay for one working day where there is a death in the employee’s extended family, namely the employee’s:
(a) Aunt or uncle;
(b) Niece or nephew;
(c) Partner’s niece or nephew;
(d) Sibling’s partner;
(e) Any other person residing with the employee at the time of death.
34.06 If the employee travels out of Whitehorse due to a death in the employee’s extended family as per Clause 34.05, the Employer must grant additional bereavement leave with pay for travel purposes for up to two working days as required.
34.07 Upon the request of the employee, the Employer shall grant bereavement leave with pay for one (1) working day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of for the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day purposes of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In in the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose any person other
34.08 In lieu of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred in each Clause above, the Employer shall, upon request, grant the employee bereavement leave with pay for up to herein the maximum period permitted in Clause 34.01 through 34.06 as the case may be, where there is an imminent death in the employee’s immediate family, extended family or partner’s immediate family. The Employer may request a physician’s statement to verify this.
34.09 Subject to operational requirements, an employee may be increased by granted, upon request, additional bereavement leave without pay for up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time ten working days without loss of benefits of this Agreement, except that the employee may not accrue leave with pay during any period of bereavement leave without pay.
34.10 Bereavement leave days need not be taken consecutively.
34.11 Bereavement leave may only be taken by an on call employee for a day that the on call employee was scheduled to work and provided that such additional time off is necessary the on call employee has been in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance continuous employ of departurethe Employer for at least 3 months.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. Effective the date of ratification of the Memorandum of Agreement, the Employer and the Union agree to make the following amendments to Article 21.03: “A bereavement Regular Full-Time Employee shall be granted leave and may be granted a maximum of five (5) regularly scheduled consecutive work days' leave without loss of pay or benefits in the case of either death or terminal illness of a parent (including step or xxxxxx), parent‐in‐law, spouse (including common‐law), brother, sister, child (including step or xxxxxx), or grandchild. A Regular Full-Time Employee who has been granted leave under this provision shall be entitled to such leave within thirty (30) calendar days following the death of such relatives. A Regular Part‐Time or Part-Time Employee shall be entitled to such leave without loss of pay or benefits for any previously scheduled shifts within five (5) calendar days following the death of such relatives. A Regular Full-Time Employee shall be granted leave and may be granted a maximum of three non-consecutive (3) regularly scheduled consecutive work days' leave without loss of pay or benefits in the case of either death or terminal illness of a son‐in‐law, daughter‐in‐law, brother‐in‐law, sister‐in‐law, grandparent or any other relative residing in the employee's household. A Regular Full-Time Employee who has been granted leave under this provision shall be entitled to such leave within thirty (30) calendar days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from following the death of such relatives. A relative shall include a member person related by marriage, adoption or common‐law. A Regular Part‐Time or Part-Time Employee shall be entitled to such leave without loss of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, mother, father, daughter, son, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six pay or benefits for any previously scheduled shifts within three (363) hours. Employees will be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of calendar days following the death of such relatives. Where the burial occurs outside the Province an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid additional leave will without pay shall be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement payreasonable travelling time, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two exceed seven (27) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departure.”
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement (a) When a death occurs in an Employee’s family, the Employee will be entitled to one (1) tour of leave without loss of regular pay, i.e.
(i) Employees working two (2) / twelve (12) shifts - two (2) working days.
(ii) Employees working three non-consecutive (3) days / twelve (12) shifts - three (3) working days.
(iii) Employees working four (4) / ten (10) and four (4) / twelve (12) shifts - four (4) working days.
(iv) Employees working five (5) / eight (8) shifts - five (5) working days. The above leave will include any necessary travel time
(b) If the Employee is at work when notification of death of a family member is received, the Employee will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period leave without loss of regular pay for time lost from work resulting from the remainder of his/her shift.
(c) When the death of the family member occurs while the Employee is on vacation or banked time off, the bereavement leave entitlement will take precedence and the equivalent amount of vacation or banked time off will be reinstated. Alternatively, the Employee’s Coordinator may allow the vacation or banked time taken to be extended for a member of their immediate family. Immediate family period equivalent to the bereavement leave entitlement.
(d) All requests for bereavement leave must be submitted to the Employee’s Coordinator.
(e) Family is defined as the Employee’s: Spouse / common-law spouse, mother, father, daughterbrothers, sonsisters, sistersons or daughters (includes xxxxxx child or guardianship), brotherstep-children, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterfather-in-law, brother-son- in-law, daughter-in-law, sonstep-parents, grandparents, grandchildren, brother-in-law / sister- in-law, step-mothernieces, step-fathernephews, step-childrenaunts and uncles, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employeespouse’s aunt, uncle, niecegrandparents, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for any other person with whom the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureEmployee permanently resides.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3) days 47.1 Enrolled Nurses and Assistants in Nursing Employees, including casuals, will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from on the death of:
(a) the spouse or de-facto partner of an Employee;
(b) the former spouse or former de-facto partner of the Employee;
(c) a child, xxxxxxxxx, xxxxxx child or grandchild of an Employee (including an adult child, step-child or grandchild);
(d) a parent, step-parent, xxxxxx parent or grandparent of an Employee;
(e) a parent in law or former parent in law of the Employee;
(f) a brother, sister, step-brother or step-sister of the Employee; or
(g) any other person who, immediately before that person’s death, lived with an Employee as a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, mother, father, daughter, son, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment an Employee’shousehold; be eligible for up to three days’ paid bereavement leave.
47.2 The Employer will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. unreasonably withhold approval to grant bereavement leave to an Employee in respect of some other person with whom the Employee has a special relationship, on the request of the Employee.
47.3 The three days need not be consecutive.
47.4 Bereavement leave is not to be taken during any other period of leave.
47.5 An Employee will not be entitled to claim payment for bereavement leave on a day when that Employee is not ordinarily rostered to work.
47.6 Payment of such leave may be subject to an Employee providing evidence, if so requested by the Employer, of the death or relationship to the deceased that would satisfy a reasonable person.
47.7 Employees will be granted up to one (1) day with pay requiring more than three days’ bereavement leave in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In travel overseas or interstate in the event of the death overseas or interstate of a member of an employeeEmployee’s auntimmediate family may, uncleon providing adequate proof, niecein addition to any bereavement leave to which the Employee is eligible, or nephew, one day paid have immediate access to Annual Leave and/or accrued Long Service Leave and/or leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement without pay, not both. It provided all accrued leave is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureexhausted.
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Bereavement Leave. A 38.01 Full-time employees who have completed three consecutive months of employment will be entitled to take up to 3 (three) paid business days off in the 3 (three) business days immediately following the date of death. After that period, any additional day off may be requested, for instance if the funeral occurs at a later date, however this additional day would be unpaid. If you are part-time, you will receive the pay to which you would have been entitled for the days you were absent; the amount you receive will be based on your average earnings for the last pay period being at least 2 (two) or more consecutive weeks. If you have not yet completed your probationary period, you are entitled to an unpaid bereavement leave of up to three non-consecutive (3) days. As soon as you are aware of the need for the leave, please advise Dispatch of your intention to take the leave. If you do not use all of your available bereavement leave, you will only be paid in respect of those bereavement leave days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period you are absent from work. For the purposes of this policy, bereavement leave is only available for time lost from work resulting from members of the death of a member of their employee’s immediate family. Immediate family is defined as includes an employee’s spouse (including a common law partner), children, parents, spouse of father or mother (including common law partner), spouse’s parents (including a common-law partner of either parent), mother, father, daughter, son, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-lawgrandchildren, grandparents, grandchildrenbrothers, xxxxxxsisters, spouse’s grandparents, sister(or common-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36law partner’s) hours. Employees will be granted up to one (1) day with pay children or any relative permanently residing in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, household or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for with whom the purpose of attending the funeralemployee permanently resides. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they Also in certain circumstances Management may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such grant additional time off is necessary without pay in conjunction with the particular circumstances and that bereavement. With the approval is obtained in advance of departureManagement, you may be entitled to an unpaid leave to attend the funeral of other relatives or friends not otherwise covered by this policy.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from 35.1 Employees, including casuals, shall on the death of:
(a) the Employee’s spouse or de facto partner;
(b) a former spouse or former de-facto partner of the Employee;
(c) a child, step-child, xxxxxx child or grandchild of the Employee (including an adult child, step-child or grandchild);
(d) a parent, step-parent or grandparent of the Employee;
(e) a parent in law or former parent in law of the Employee;
(f) a brother, sister, step brother or step sister of the Employee; and
(g) any other person who, at or immediately before the relevant time for assessing the Employee’s eligibility to take leave, lived with the Employee as a member of their immediate familythe Employee’s household. Immediate family is defined as spouse, mother, father, daughter, son, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will be granted eligible for up to one (1) day three days paid bereavement leave, provided that at the request of an Employee the Employer may exercise discretion to grant bereavement leave to an Employee in respect of some other person with pay whom the Employee has a special relationship.
35.2 The three days need not be consecutive.
35.3 Bereavement leave is not to be taken during any other period of leave.
35.4 Payment of such leave may be subject to the Employee providing evidence, if so requested by the Employer, of the death or relationship to the deceased that would satisfy a reasonable person.
35.5 An Employee requiring more than two days bereavement leave in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In travel overseas in the event of the death overseas of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both member of the shifts off Employee’s immediate family may, upon providing adequate proof, in addition to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the any bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up which the Employee is eligible, have immediate access to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time annual leave and/or accrued long service leave or leave without pay provided that such additional time off all accrued leave is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureexhausted.
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Samples: General Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement 16.01 In respect to applications for leave made pursuant to this Article, the employee may be required to provide satisfactory validation of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death circumstances necessitating such requests.
16.02 For the purpose of a member of their this clause, immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, mother, father, daughtermother (or alternatively stepfather, sonstepmother, or xxxxxx parent), brother, sister, brotherspouse (including common-law spouse resident with the employee), child (including child of common-law spouse), stepchild or xxxx of the employee, father-in-law, mother-in-law, father- in-lawgrandchild, grandparents, grandchildrenor any other relative permanently residing in the employee's household or with whom the employee permanently resides.
(a) Where a member of an employee's immediate family dies, xxxxxx’s grandparentsan employee shall be granted bereavement leave with pay for a period of up to five (5) consecutive calendar days which must include the day of the funeral or service. In addition, sister-in-lawthe employee may be granted up to three (3) days' special leave with pay for the purpose of travel to and from the place of the funeral or service.
(b) An employee shall be granted leave with pay up to a maximum of one day, brotherin the event of the death of the employee's or spouse's son-in-law, daughter-in- law, brother-in-law, sonlaw or sister-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six .
(36c) hours. Employees will be granted up to one (1) day with pay It is recognized by the parties that the circumstances which call for leave in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day respect of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial serviceare based on individual circumstances. In On request, the event of the death of an employee’s auntEmployer may, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in considering the particular circumstances involved, grant leave with pay for a period greater and/or in a manner different than that provided for in clause 16.02 (a) and that approval 16.02 (b).
(d) If, during a period of paid leave, an employee is obtained bereaved in advance circumstances under which the employee would have been eligible for bereavement leave under this clause, he or she shall be granted bereavement leave and the paid leave credits shall be restored to the extent of departureany concurrent bereavement leave granted.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave of three non-consecutive 21.01 Upon request, an Employee shall be granted up to five (35) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from off work resulting from in the event of a death of a member of their the Employee's immediate familyFamily. Immediate The immediate family of the Employee is defined as spouseas: Fiancée; Parent; Stepchild; Grand Parents; aunt, motheruncle, father, daughter, son, sister, brother, motherniece or nephew; Grand Child; Child; Mother/Father-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister; Brother; Son/Daughter-in-law, brother; Sister; Brother/Sister-in-law, daughter; Legal Guardian; Stepbrother/Sister; Step-inParent; Spouse (including common-law, sonlaw and same-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum sex spouse).
(a) The Employee shall suffer no loss of regular earnings for this time period.
(b) The Employee will only be paid for the days the Employee was previously scheduled to work during that time period.
21.02 Bereavement leave may include normal days off and/or vacation but no additional payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. is due therefore.
21.03 In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, another relative or nephew, friend not listed in Clauses 21.01 the Employer may grant up to one day paid off with pay to attend funeral services.
21.04 Bereavement leave will with pay may be granted for time lost extended by two (2) additional calendar days if travel in excess of three hundred and twenty (320) kilometres one way from work the Employee's residence is necessary for the purpose of attending the funeral. In funeral for those relatives listed in Clauses 21.01, and 21.05
21.05 An Employee is entitled to a maximum of up to three (3) days of unpaid Bereavement Leave per year (not per instance of Bereavement) under the case of an employee working a midnight shift on Employment Standards Code for relatives not specified in Sub-Clauses 21.01.
21.06 An Employee’s unpaid entitlements under the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of Employment Standards Code are satisfied by the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day provision of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary Bereavement Leave in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureClause 21.05 on a day-to- day basis.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3a) days will Upon request, an Employee shall be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from reasonable Leave of Absence in the event of a death of a member of their the Employee’s immediate family. Immediate family is defined as for Bereavement Leave purposes shall include spouse, motherchild, fatherparent, daughter, sonbrother/in law, sister, brother, mother-in-/in law, father- in-mother in law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-father in law, brother-in-son in law, daughter-in-daughter in law, son-in-lawgrandparent/child, step-motherGuardian, step-fatherfiancé, step-step parent, step children, stepstep brother/sister, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew. Spouse shall include common-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardianlaw and/or same sex relationship. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will An Employee shall be granted up entitled to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within receive four (4) weeks paid Bereavement Leave days for regularly scheduled shifts lost during the period of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one mourning, which commences on either:
(1i) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial servicedeath; or
(ii) the day the Employee receives notification of the death. In either case, the event Employee shall notify the Employer of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted request for time lost from off work for prior to the next scheduled shift. For the purpose of attending this Article the funeralperiod of mourning is seven (7) calendar days. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they The Employer may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased extend Bereavement Leave by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary days in extenuating circumstances. The Employer may extend Bereavement Leave by up to two (2) additional days with or without pay in extenuating circumstances.
(b) In the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance event of departurea death of another relative or close friend, the Employer may grant one (1) day Leave of Absence, without pay to attend funeral services.
(c) The Employer has the right to request proof.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A Up to five (5) days bereavement leave may be granted in the event of three non-consecutive a death in the immediate household or immediate family. In the event of death of the employee’s child, spouse, or domestic partner, up to ten (310) days bereavement leave may be granted. Bereavement leave of one (1) day will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from members of the death of extended family and/or a member of their immediate familyclose friend. Definitions: Immediate Household – All people living in the same family is defined as spouseunit, mothernot necessarily related. Immediate Family – Husband, fatherwife, daughterparent, sonchild, brother, sister, brother, motherson-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterdaughter-in-law, brother-in-law, daughtersister-in-law, sonfather-in-law, stepmother-motherin-law, step-fathergrandparent, step-childrenor grandchild. An employee’s domestic partner and his/her relatives will be considered on the same basis as a spouse or spouse’s relatives for purposes of this section. If an employee is a guardian of an individual, step-grandchildrenthe “xxxx” will be considered on the same basis as a spouse or child. Extended Family – Niece, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hoursnephew, aunt, uncle, cousin or close friend. Employees will may be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The two days paid bereavement leave for travel time if needed. Employees may be granted up to three (3) days in situations in which the attending physician or licensed practitioner deems that death is imminent for a member of the employee's immediate family. These days may be used in addition to the days granted above. Bereavement leave shall not be cumulative and may not exceed 13 days per year; any exception must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend approved through Human Resources on a memorial servicecase by case basis. In the event of additional days are needed for bereavement leave, the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureuse accumulated sick leave.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A (a) When a death occurs in the immediate family of an Employee, the Employee shall be granted Bereavement Leave for up to five (5) scheduled working days with pay within a seven (7) day time frame. Such bereavement leave may be taken within one (1) year of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death unless otherwise approved by the Employer.
(b) Immediate family' shall mean the following members of a member an Employee's family or the family of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, motherincluding spouse (including common-law) or same gender partner, fatherfiancé, daughterchild, sonparent, brother, sister, brothergrandparent, mothergrandchild, xxxxxxx, and guardian. Step-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-fatherparent, step-children, step-grandchildren, brother and step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will sister shall be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks considered as members of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one Employee's immediate family.
(1c) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, xxxxx or nephew, the Employer may grant up to three (3) calendar days of leave of absence, for which the Employee shall suffer no loss of earnings. Such bereavement leave may be taken within one day paid leave will (1) year of the death unless otherwise approved by the Employer.
(d) The Employer may request reasonable evidence of eligibility of bereavement leave.
(e) Bereavement Leave with pay may be granted for time lost from work one (1) day for the purpose funeral/memorial service of attending a close friend or more distant relative than outlined in 25.03 (b) depending on the funeral. In needs of the case operation.
(f) An Employee may be granted up to a month's leave of absence without pay, upon an approved leave from the Employer upon the death of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off immediate family member subject to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureClause 25.01.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A An employee shall be entitled to bereavement leave of up to three nondays without loss of pay or benefits as herein provided. Such leave shall apply to part-consecutive time employees for days that they are scheduled to work: An employee who notifies the Employer as soon as possible following a bereavement shall be granted up to three (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period working days’ off without loss of regular pay for time lost from work resulting from grieving the death of a member of their his/her immediate family. "Immediate family is defined as family" means parent, brother, sister, spouse, mother, fatherson, daughter, son-in-law, sister, brotherdaughter-in-law, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterfather-in-law, brother-in-law, daughtersister-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardiangrandparent or grandchild. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees “Spouse” for the purposes of bereavement leave will be granted up to one (1) day with pay defined as in order to be the Family Law Act. “Spouse” for the purposes of bereavement leave will also include a pallbearer at a funeralpartner of the same sex. The bereavement Employer, in its discretion, may extend such leave with or without pay. Part-time employees will be credited with seniority and service for all such leave. The days cited above must be consecutive and must be taken within four (4) weeks to coincide with the funeral of the passing except where an employee wishes deceased person. It is recognized that additional leave when necessary may be taken as day(s) without pay to use one (1) day a maximum of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial servicetwo days. Additional days shall not be granted if any of the consecutive days are on regular days off. In the event of the death of a relative listed above for whom an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephewemployee is prevented by distance from attending the funeral, one day paid of mourning leave will with pay shall be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departuregranted.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave A. Leave with pay of three non-up to five (5) consecutive (3) days per occurrence will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from an employee in the event of the death of a member of their the employee’s immediate family, household, in-law, or a relative. Immediate family is defined as In the event of a loss of a spouse, motherdomestic partner, father, daughter, son, sister, brotherparent, mother-in-law, father- father-in-law, grandparentsor child, an employee is eligible for ten (10) days of bereavement leave.
B. Immediate family or a relative is defined as the employee’s: mother, father, sister, brother, spouse, children, grandchildren, grandparents, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, or first cousin. Eligibility for bereavement leave for adopted, xxxxxx’s grandparents, legal wards, and step family members only applies to mother, father, sister, brother, and children. In laws are defined as: mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-in- law, daughter-in-law, and son-in-law, step. Sister-mother, stepin-father, steplaw and brother-children, stepin-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will law are defined as: sibling’s spouse or spouse’s sibling.
C. Bereavement leave may only be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of used during the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death term of an employee’s auntappointment. Bereavement leave shall be taken in not less than one-half day increments and may not be accrued.
D. Bereavement leave benefits are not granted in the event of a death of a member of the employee’s spouse’s or domestic partner’s family unless specifically stated. For example, unclegrandparent refers to the grandparent of the employee. For the purposes of application of bereavement leave, niece, relationships due to marriage or nephew, one day paid leave domestic partnership will terminate upon divorce or termination of domestic partnership of the relative through whom the marriage or domestic partnership relationship exists. Current marital status will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of defined in accord with Illinois State Law.
E. The employee’s supervisor may grant additional leave to an employee working a midnight shift on who cannot, because of special circumstances, return to work at the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both completion of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the allowable bereavement leave referred days. An employee may choose to herein take such leave without pay or may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureuse accrued vacation or sick leave time.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Bereavement Leave. (a) A bereavement leave of three non-absence with pay, for four (4) consecutive calendar days (3exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) days will shall be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from a seniority employee in the event of death of a an immediate member of their immediate his/her family. Immediate Employees will only be entitled to pay for days they would have been scheduled to work during bereavement leave.
(b) The immediate family is shall be defined as spouse, common-law spouse (shall include same sex spouse) mother, father, daughter, son, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterfather-in-law, sister, brother, sister- in-law, brother-in-law, son, daughter, step-brother, step-sister, step-son, step-daughter or step-parent, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, songrandparents, grandparents of current spouse or common-inlaw spouse. Common-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will law spouse shall mean any person with whom the employee has cohabited for a period of not exceed thirty-less than six (366) hours. Employees months preceding the request for leave and whom the employee had designated as a spouse with the Company at least six months prior to the request for bereavement leave
(c) In the case of aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews and all other relatives, seniority employees will be granted up to a one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four of absence without loss of pay.
(4d) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt's spouse, uncle, niece, natural child or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for legally adopted child in addition to the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may in paragraph (a) above, the employee shall be increased by up entitled to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time days off is necessary with pay which days shall be taken consecutively to the leave referred to in paragraph (a), above.
(e) If a death in the particular circumstances immediate family occurs while an employee is on vacation, a leave of absence with pay shall be scheduled upon the employee's return to work at a time to be agreed upon between the employee and that approval the Company.
(f) If a death occurs and the funeral is obtained in advance excess of departure200 km distance away or the deceased is being shipped home, the employee shall be entitled to two (2) additional days off with pay, which days shall be taken consecutively to the leave referred to in paragraph
(a) above.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A (a) For the purpose of Article 37.03, immediate family is defined as the Employee’s father, mother (or alternatively stepfather, stepmother, former guardian or xxxxxx parent), brother, sister, (including step brother or step sister), partner, fiancé, child, (including child of partner), xxxxxx child or xxxx of the Employee, grandparent, grandchild, partner's father or mother, relative with whom the Employee permanently resides and any other person permanently residing with the Employee at the time of death or imminent death.
(b) The Employer agrees to seriously consider requests for bereavement leave of three non-consecutive where cultural traditions create important family relationships not described in Article 37.03 (3a). Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied.
(c) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from On the death or imminent death of a member of their an Employee’s immediate family, the Employee shall be entitled to leave with pay for seven (7) consecutive calendar days not to exceed 39 hours of pay.
(d) It is recognized by the parties that circumstances which call for leave in respect of bereavement are based on individual circumstances. Immediate family Upon request, the Employer may, after considering the particular circumstances involved, grant leave with or without pay for a period greater than that provided for above.
(e) An Employee is defined as spouse, mother, father, daughter, son, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will be granted entitled to leave with pay for up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death or imminent death of an employee’s the Employee's child's partner, Employee's step child's partner, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, and partner's brother or sister, aunt, uncle, niece, niece or nephew.
(f) An Employee entitled to bereavement leave under 37.03 (c), one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before (d) or after a funeral service they (e) may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the additional bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by without pay for up to two (2) unpaid days’ days for the purpose of travel in connection with the death. At the discretion of the Employer, more time provided that such additional may be granted with or without pay.
(g) If, during a period of accumulated time off or vacation leave, an Employee is necessary bereaved in circumstances under which they would have been eligible for bereavement leave with pay under 37.03 (c), (d) or (e), the particular circumstances Employee shall be granted the applicable bereavement leave and that approval is obtained in advance their accumulated time or vacation leave credits shall be restored to the extent of departureany bereavement leave with pay granted.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from 37.1 Employees, including casuals, shall on the death of:
(a) the spouse or de-facto partner of the Employee;
(b) a former spouse or former de-facto partner of the Employee;
(c) a child, step-child, xxxxxx child or grandchild of the Employee (including an adult child, step-child or grandchild);
(d) a parent, step-parent, xxxxxx parent or grandparent of the Employee;
(e) a parent in-law or former parent in law of the Employee;
(f) a brother, sister, step brother or step sister of the Employee; or
(g) any other person who immediately before that person’s death, lived with the Employee as a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, mother, father, daughter, son, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxxthe Employee’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment household; be eligible for up to 3 days paid bereavement leave.
37.2 The Employer will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will unreasonably withhold approval to grant bereavement leave to an Employee in respect of some other person with whom the Employee had a special relationship, on the request of the Employee.
37.3 The 3 days need not be granted up consecutive.
37.4 Bereavement leave is not to one (1) day with pay be taken during any other period of leave including periods of unpaid leave.
37.5 Payment of such leave may be subject to the Employee providing evidence, if so requested by the Employer, of the death or relationship to the deceased that would satisfy a reasonable person.
37.6 An Employee requiring more than 3 days bereavement leave in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In travel interstate or overseas, in the event of the death interstate or overseas of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both member of the shifts off Employee's immediate family may, upon providing adequate proof, in addition to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the any bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up which the Employee is eligible, have immediate access to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time annual leave and/or accrued long service leave or leave without pay provided that such additional time off all accrued leave is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureexhausted.
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Bereavement Leave. A bereavement 66.1 Bereavement leave of three non-with pay of:
66.1.1 five (5) consecutive (3) working days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from in the event of the death of a member of their the employee's immediate family. Upon request, the employee may be granted additional leave of absence without pay. Immediate family of the employee is defined as spouse, motherparent, fatherchild, daughter, sonbrother, sister, brotherfiancée. Step-parent, step-children, step-brother and step-sister will be considered as members of the employee's immediate family. "Spouse" will include common- law or same sex relationship and will be deemed to mean a man or woman who resided with the employee and who was held out publicly as her spouse for a period of at least one year before the death.
66.1.2 three (3) consecutive working days will be granted in the event of the death of the following members of the employee's family (i.e., mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughterfather-in-law, son-in-law, stepdaughter-motherin- law, stepbrother-fatherin-law, stepsister-childrenin-law, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees , grandparent, and grandchild).
66.2 Bereavement leave will be granted up to one extended by two (12) day additional days with pay if travel in order to be a pallbearer at a excess of three hundred and twenty (320) kilometers one way from the employees residence is necessary for the purpose of attending the funeral. The .
66.3 Where special circumstances exist, an employee may request that bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks divided into two periods, notwithstanding the requirements in Articles 65 and 66 for consecutive bereavement days. Such a request is subject to the approval of the passing except where CLS. In no circumstances will an employee wishes be eligible for more days off with pay than she would have been eligible to use one (1) day of receive had the bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. been taken in one undivided period.
66.4 In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, another relative or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for friend CLS may grant time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off with pay to attend a the funeral service but they would only get one day of service.
66.5 In calculating paid bereavement payentitlement for part-time employees, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred provisions of Article 66 shall apply only to herein may be increased by up to two regularly scheduled working days which fall within a ten (210) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in calendar day period, commencing with the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance date of departuredeath.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement Bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted is leave taken by an employee due to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death of another individual, usually a member close relative. The time is usually taken by an employee to grieve the loss of their a close family member, prepare for and attend a funeral, and/or attend to any other immediate post-death matters. Members are eligible for the following bereavement leave:
(a) Not more than five (5) working days of absence with pay shall be allowed for each death in the immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, motherincluding child, stepchild, parent, father, daughter, son, sister, brother-in-law, mother-in-law, father- in-lawgrandchild, grandparentsstepparent, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparentsbrother, sister, husband, wife, or any person who has lived regularly in the household of the employee.
(b) Not more than two (2) working days of absence with pay shall be allowed for the death of a grandparent, son-in-law, brother-in-in- law, daughter-in-law, sonaunt, uncle, niece or nephew.
(c) Not more than one (1) working day of absence with pay shall be allowed for the death of a great-grandparent, brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
(d) If the deceased is an ex-spouse and/or ex-in-law and there are children between the parties, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardiantwo (2) days leave may be allowed. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will be granted up to one (1) One day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks used on the day of the passing except where funeral.
(e) Should an employee wishes be required to travel out-of-state for funeral or other bereavement related matters, other available leave may be used to extend the time allotted. This use of leave shall not be denied.
(f) Should an employee be named executor of an estate for those relatives listed above, he/she may elect to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred days in performance of this responsibility. The employee may use any other leave time accumulated for this matter. This leave shall not, within reasonable limits, be denied.
(g) Bereavement leave does not need to herein be taken in consecutive work days unless otherwise approved by the administrator’s immediate supervisor.
(h) If the employee has exhausted all accrued leave, then upon written request, the Superintendent may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid authorize additional leave days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departure.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave 39.1. This clause replaces clause 31, Bereavement Leave, of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the Award.
39.2. Employees shall on the death of: The spouse, or de facto partner, of the Employee; The child, stepchild or grandchild of the Employee; The parent, step-parent or grandparent of the Employee; The brother, sister, stepbrother or stepsister; A close personal friend of the Employee, or Any other person who immediately before that person’s death lived with the Employee as a member of their immediate the Employee’s family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, mother, father, daughter, son, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will ; be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted eligible for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time days paid bereavement leave, provided that at the request of an Employee the Employer may exercise a discretion to grant bereavement leave to an Employee in respect of some other person with whom the Employee has a special relationship.
39.3. The two (2) days need not be consecutive.
39.4. Bereavement leave is not to be taken during any other period of leave. Payment of such additional time off is necessary leave may be subject to the Employee providing evidence of the death or relationship to the deceased, satisfactory to the Employer.
39.5. An Employee requiring more than two (2) days bereavement leave in order to travel overseas or interstate in the particular circumstances and that approval event of the death overseas or interstate of a member of the Employee’s immediate family may, upon providing adequate proof, in addition to any bereavement leave to which the Employee is obtained eligible, have immediate access to annual leave and/or accrued long service leave in advance of departureweekly multiples and/or leave without pay provided all accrued leave is exhausted. An Employee may be granted access to personal leave in certain circumstances.
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Bereavement Leave. A 34.01 Upon the request of an employee, the Employer shall grant the employee bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3) with pay for up to four working days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from where there is a death in the employee’s immediate family, namely the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, mother, father, daughter, son, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-lawthe employee’s:
(a) Natural parent, step-motherparent or xxxxxx parent;
(b) Grandparent or grandchild;
(c) Brother or step-brother
(d) Sister or step-sister;
(e) Partner;
(f) Child;
(g) Step-child or partner’s child, where the child is residing with the employee.
34.02 If the employee travels out of Whitehorse due to a death in the employee’s immediate family as per Clause 34.01, the Employer must grant additional bereavement leave with pay for travel purposes for up to three working days, as required.
34.03 Upon the request of the employee, the Employer shall grant bereavement leave with pay for up to two working days in the event of a death in the employee’s partner’s immediate family, namely the partner’s:
(a) Natural parent, step-father, parent or xxxxxx parent;
(b) Grandparent or grandchild;
(c) Sister or step-children, sister;
(d) Brother or step-grandchildren, brother;
(e) Child or step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will child (who is not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will be granted residing with the employee).
34.04 If the employee travels out of Whitehorse due to a death in the employee’s partner’s immediate family as per Xxxxxx 34.03, the Employer must grant additional bereavement leave with pay for travel purposes for up to two working days, as required.
34.05 Upon the request of the employee, the Employer shall grant bereavement leave with pay for one working day where there is a death in the employee’s extended family, namely the employee’s:
(a) Aunt or uncle;
(b) Niece or nephew;
(c) Partner’s niece or nephew;
(d) Xxxxxxx’s partner;
(e) Any other person residing with the employee at the time of death.
34.06 If the employee travels out of Whitehorse due to a death in the employee’s extended family as per Clause 34.05, the Employer must grant additional bereavement leave with pay for travel purposes for up to two working days as required.
34.07 Upon the request of the employee, the Employer shall grant bereavement leave with pay for one (1) working day with pay for the purposes of bereavement in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks the event of the passing except where an employee wishes to use death of any person other than a member of the employee’s immediate or extended family. Not more than one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement may be used in relation to attend a memorial service. In the event of this provision for the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose same person.
34.08 In lieu of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred in each Clause above, the Employer shall, upon request, grant the employee bereavement leave with pay for up to herein the maximum period permitted in Clause 34.01 through 34.06 as the case may be, where there is an imminent death in the employee’s immediate family, extended family or partner’s immediate family. The Employer may request a physician’s statement to verify this.
34.09 Subject to operational requirements, an employee may be increased by granted, upon request, additional bereavement leave without pay for up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time ten working days without loss of benefits of this Agreement, except that the employee may not accrue leave with pay during any period of bereavement leave without pay.
34.10 Bereavement leave days need not be taken consecutively.
34.11 Bereavement leave may only be taken by an on call employee for a day that the on call employee was scheduled to work and provided that such additional time off is necessary the on call employee has been in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance continuous employ of departurethe Employer for at least 3 months.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A
(a) In the case of bereavement in the immediate family, an employee not on leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will absence without pay shall be granted entitled to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting special leave at her regular rate of pay, from the date of death of a member of their to and including the day after the funeral with, if necessary, an allowance for immediate familyreturn travelling time. Such leave shall normally not exceed five (5) working days.
(b) Immediate family is defined as restricted to: an employee's parent; former guardian; spouse, mother, ; fiance; common-law spouse; same sex partner with whom the employee resides; child; brother; sister; father, daughter, son, sister, brother, -in- law; mother-in-law; or any other relative with whom the employee permanently resides.
(a) In the event of the death of an employee's grandparent, father- grandchild, aunt, uncle, son-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterdaughter-in-law, brother-in-law, daughtersister-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will the employee shall be granted up entitled to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement special leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, for one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of .
(b) If an employee working a midnight shift is on vacation leave at the time of bereavement, the employee shall be granted bereavement leave and be credited the appropriate number of days to vacation leave credits.
(c) In addition to the leave allowed in (a) and (c), an employee may request special paid bereavement leave of one day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend the funeral of a funeral service but they would only get one day close friend or relative not listed in subparagraphs (b) and (c). Permission is required from the Human Resources for such leave. A request for leave under this sub-paragraph will not be unreasonably withheld.
(d) Where established ethno-cultural or religious practices provide for ceremonial occasions other than the bereavement period in (a) above, the balance of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein as provided in (a) above, if any, may be increased taken at the time of the ceremonial occasion. Such request is to be in writing and approved by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureEmployer. Approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will An Employee shall be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from a minimum of five (5) regularly scheduled consecutive work resulting from the death days leave without loss of pay and benefits because of a member of their immediate family. Immediate death in his/her “immediate” family is defined as (spouse, mother, father, sister, brother, daughter, son, sister, brother). An Employee shall be granted a minimum of three (3) regularly scheduled consecutive work days leave without loss of pay and benefits because of a death in his/her “immediate” family (father-in-law, mother-in-law, father- inson-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-in- law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-fatherparent of the Employee or his/her spouse, step-children, step-grandchildrenbrother, step-grandparents and legal sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, spouse's grandmother, or grandfather, xxxx or guardian). Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hoursIn the case of vacation, entitlement under this language shall extend the time off based on the applicable amount of time. Employees Where an Employee is required to administer bereavement responsibilities or attend funeral, where the burial occurs outside the Province, such leave will be granted granted, not to exceed five (5) working days without pay. In the event of the death of the Employee's aunt, uncle, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, leave up to one (1) day with shall be granted without loss of pay in order to be a pallbearer from the Employee's regular straight time hourly rate for attendance at a funeral. The the funeral or any bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, any other relative not referred to in this Article the Employee may request a one (1) day paid leave of absence without pay. The Company will be granted not unreasonably deny such leave of absence. Management may require verification of the bereavement for time lost from work for which the purpose of attending the funeralleave was requested. In the case of If an employee is working a on afternoon or midnight shift, he/she shall be paid applicable shift premium on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departurebereavement.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will An Employee shall be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from a minimum of five (5) regularly scheduled consecutive work resulting from the death days leave without loss of pay and benefits because of a member of their immediate family. Immediate death in his/her “immediate” family is defined as (spouse, mother, father, sister, brother, daughter, son, sister, brother). An Employee shall be granted a minimum of three (3) regularly scheduled consecutive work days leave without loss of pay and benefits because of a death in his/her “immediate” family (father-in-law, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brotherson-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-fatherparent of the Employee or his/her spouse, step-children, step-grandchildrenbrother, step-grandparents and legal sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, spouse’s grandmother, or grandfather, xxxx or guardian). Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hoursIn the case of vacation, entitlement under this language shall extend the time off based on the applicable amount of time. Employees Where an Employee is required to administer bereavement responsibilities or attend funeral, where the burial occurs outside the Province, such leave will be granted granted, not to exceed five (5) working days without pay. In the event of the death of the Employee’s aunt, uncle, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, leave up to one (1) day with shall be granted without loss of pay in order to be a pallbearer from the Employee’s regular straight time hourly rate for attendance at a funeral. The the funeral or any bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, any other relative not referred to in this Article the Employee may request a one (1) day paid leave of absence without pay. The Company will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose not unreasonably deny such leave of attending the funeralabsence. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they Management may take either or both require verification of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that for which the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departurewas requested.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A Each full-time employee will, in the event of a death in the immediate family, be granted a maximum of five (5) working days of bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death of a member of their immediate familyper occurrence with full pay. Immediate family is defined as the spouse, mothercivil union partner, fatherchild, daughterstep-child, sonparent, sisterstep-parent, grandchild, brother, or sister of the employee. Bereavement leave with pay will be granted for a maximum of three (3) working days in the event of the death of mother-in-law, father- father-in-law, grandparentsson-in-law, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparentsdaughter-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-lawgrandparents, son-in-lawaunts, step-motheruncles, step-fathernephews, step-childrennieces, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardianor xxxxxx parents. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement Bereavement leave must be taken within four the first five (45) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event working days of the death of an immediate family member and within the first three (3) working days of the death of all other family members, but need not be taken consecutively. Bereavement leave for any circumstances beyond those specifically mentioned may be authorized by the employee’s auntvice president. Bereavement leave days granted will not be accumulative from year to year, unclenor chargeable against any other paid employee leave. If circumstances require, niecedays needed in addition to the five- and three-day allotments may be charged to personal and/or sick leave balances. Per the Child Bereavement Leave Act, employees are entitled to a maximum of ten (10) working days of unpaid leave for bereavement due to the death of a child or nephew, one day paid stepchild. The employee must take any unpaid leave will be granted for time lost from work for allowed under the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or Act within 60 days after a funeral service they may take either or both are notified of the shifts off to attend death of a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departurechild.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement (a) When a death occurs in the immediate family of an Employee, the Employee shall be granted Bereavement Leave for up to five (5) scheduled working days with pay within a seven (7) day time frame. With notice to the Employer, Xxxxxxxxxxx leave will not be unreasonably denied within the one (1) year of the death. Upon request, an Employee shall be granted reasonable leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from absence in the event of a death of a member of their the Employee’s immediate family. Immediate family is defined as (i.e. spouse, motherchild, fatherparent, daughter, sonbrother, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterfather-in-law, brother/sister in law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, songrandparent, grandchild, guardian or fiancé). Spouse shall include common-in-law, step-mother, step-fatherlaw and/or same sex relationship. Step- parent, step-children, step-grandchildren, brother and step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will sister shall be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks considered as members of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one Employee’s immediate family.
(1b) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, xxxxx or nephew, one the Employer may grant up to two (2) calendar day paid of leave of absence, for which the Employee shall suffer no loss of earnings. With notice to the Employer, Xxxxxxxxxxx leave will not be granted for time lost from work for unreasonably denied within the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both one (1) year of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the death.
(c) The Employer may extend bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ additional days with pay where travel time provided is required. Bereavement leave may include normal days off and /or vacation but no additional payment is due therefore.
(d) In the event of a death of another relative or close friend, the Employer may grant up to one (1) working day off with pay to attend the funeral/ memorial services.
(e) An Employee may be granted up to a month's leave of absence without pay, upon an approved leave from the Employer upon the death of an immediate family member. An Employee shall not be required to take previously unscheduled vacation leave in lieu of bereavement leave when she is entitled to that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departurebereavement leave.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement The following leave of absence is allowed in the event of a death in the member's family. Where the leave is one working day only, the member shall have the option of taking the leave on the day of the death, the day of the funeral or any day in between. Where a member is entitled to three non-consecutive (3) working days leave, the days shall be consecutive and may be taken anytime between and including the day of the death and the day of the funeral. Where a member is entitled to five (5) working days leave, the days shall commence on the day of the death or the next day, at the member’s option. For the purposes of the below noted relationships, step relationships and in loco parentis will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death of a member of their immediate familyrecognized. Immediate family In loco parentis is defined as: A person who, though not the natural parent, has acted as spouse, mother, fathera parent to a child and may thus be liable to legal obligations as if he/she were a natural parent.
(1) Member's spouse (includes same sex and/or common law) or son, daughter, sonfather or mother, = five (5) days, to be taken consecutively unless otherwise requested by the member and agreed to by the Chief of Police in his sole discretion.
(2) Member's sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- father-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, songrandparents, grandchildren = three (3) days, to be taken consecutively unless otherwise requested by the member and agreed to by the Chief of Police in his sole discretion.
(3) Member's aunts, uncles and grandparents-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will be granted up to law = one (1) day with pay in order day, to be a pallbearer at a funeraltaken no later than the day of the funeral unless otherwise requested by the member and agreed to by the Chief of Police in his sole discretion. The bereavement Chief of Police may grant additional leave without pay for travel or other reasons upon the request of the member. To qualify for leave under this article the relationships as set out above must be taken within four (4) weeks bonafide and exist at the time of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of death. If the bereavement leave entitlement to attend period falls into a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employeemember’s auntannual leave, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement payextended as outlined in clauses (1), not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in and (3) at the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureChief’s discretion.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A (a) In the event of death in the immediate family, a member shall qualify for bereavement leave of with pay for up to three non-consecutive (3) work days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary (24 hours total) within a 14-day period for time lost from work resulting from participation in funeral services, arrangements or memorial services or arrangements.
(b) For the death purpose of a member of their this section, “immediate family. Immediate family ” is defined as “spouse, motherchild or stepchild, fathergrandchild, daughterparent, sonstep parent, grandparent, brother, sister, brotherparents or step parents of spouse, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-and grandparents and legal guardianof spouse.”
(a) Bereavement pay will be provided to accommodate absences occurring only on regularly scheduled work days at the member's base rate of pay. Maximum payment Bereavement leave will not exceed thirty-six be granted for any period during which the member is already in a paid or unpaid leave status (36unpaid leave status is interpreted as being military leave, disciplinary suspension, voluntary unpaid leave, absence without leave).
(b) hours. Employees Eligibility is further conditioned upon submission by the member of a certificate as to the purpose and validity of leave usage.
(c) Leave requests meeting the conditions of these sections will be granted up to one approved by the member's immediate supervisor, and if requested, the member shall further submit proof of death and relationship.
(1d) day Requests for bereavement leave with pay in order to will not be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be approved for absences not taken within four a seven (47) weeks calendar day period of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one date of the funeral or any memorial services for the decedent.
(1a) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of the death of an employee’s aunta relative in other than the immediate family, uncleas defined above, niece, or nephew, leave time with pay of up to one (1) eight (8) hour work day paid leave will may be granted taken for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. bereavement purposes.
(b) In the case of an employee working event a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both member should require additional time in excess of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement payallowances established in the above provisions, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in may be charged against vacation credits, with the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departurethe supervisor.
4. Use of bereavement leave will not be charged against accumulated sick leave balances.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave Employees covered by this agreement will be allowed time off without loss of three non-consecutive pay for up to five (35) days from their accumulated sick leave following a death in the immediate family. The immediate family for this article shall be defined as spouse, child, sibling, parent or anyone who lives in the teacher’s household. Employees covered by this agreement will be granted allowed time off without loss of pay for up to employees who have passed three(3) days from their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from accumulated sick leave following the death of a member relative of their immediate family. Immediate family an employee who is defined as spousethe employee’s aunt, motheruncle, great- grand parent, grandparent, father, daughter, son, sister, brother-in-law, mother-in-law, father- indaughter-in- law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterson-in-law, brother-in-law, daughtersister-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardianniece or nephew. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will Said bereavement days shall be granted up to one (1) the day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In funeral and the event of the death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be time so granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the said funeral. In the case event bereavement leave falls at a time in the school year when the member has exceeded his/her allowable sick leave days, the use of additional paid leave days shall be allowed. In no event will an employee working a midnight shift be denied access to necessary bereavement days.
1. All professional employees covered by this contract shall participate in the SLB. The SLB accumulated days will cap at 900 days at any time.
2. SLB benefits will be granted only in cases of prolonged illnesses from which recovery and return to work are probable based on appropriate medical evidence. SLB benefits are limited as detailed in Appendix B.
3. A participating member may request up to and including five (5) days from the day before or after a funeral service they SLB in his initial request for personal illness only, provided all his leave has been exhausted. After the (sick) leave initially granted from the SLB has been used, the participating member may take either or both then request up to and including an additional thirty (30) days. Cases will be reviewed by the SLB Committee.
4. Authorization for application of bank days to an individual's record must be signed by all three members of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureSLB Committee.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A full-time employee and regularly scheduled part-time employee who notifies their Manager or designate as soon as possible following the bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, mother, father, daughter, son, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will shall be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use consecutive working days off with pay, one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement which includes the funeral, for those days which the employee would have otherwise worked in order to attend a memorial service. In the event of mourn the death of an immediate family member. Immediate family shall be limited to the employee’s mother, father, sister, brother, spouse, common-law spouse, same-sex partner, children, legal guardian and step-relations within this definition. Bereavement leave with pay shall also be granted up to three (3) consecutive working days off with pay, one (1) day of which includes the funeral, when there is a death of the employee’s in-laws, grandchildren, grandparents, grandparents of spouse and step- relations within this definition. An employee shall be granted one (1) day bereavement leave with pay to mourn the death of, or attend a memorial service (or equivalent) for their aunt, uncle, nieceniece or nephew. If the employee cannot attend the funeral, special consideration will be given to granting the leave for compassionate reasons. Additional time for personal, cultural or religious reasons, or nephewfor other family members than those listed above, may be taken as vacation time, accrued lieu time, banked time or unpaid leave. Bereavement leave pay for part-time employees is pro-rated based on normal expected Full-time Equivalents. For the purposes of this provision, common-law spouse is a spouse as defined under the Family Law Act. For the purpose of this provision, same-sex partner is defined as the person:
i) who has lived with the employee continuously for at least one
(1) year, or in a relationship of some permanence analogous to a common-law relationship if they are the natural or adoptive parents of a child; and
ii) it is understood that individuals who share accommodation in a traditional “roommate” style shall not be considered as the same-sex partner. An employee can utilize one (1) day paid of the bereavement leave will be granted days, as provided for time lost from work in this Article, within six months (6) following the date of death for the purpose of attending a burial or memorial service for the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departuredeceased.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement Safety employees shall be eligible for up to 96 consecutive shift hours, 80 hours for those in a day assignment, of leave taken from, at the employee’s discretion; sick leave, vacation leave, or CTO banks following the loss of three nonan immediate family member.
7.2.1 For the purposes of this section, immediate family includes spouse, child, step-consecutive (3) days will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from the death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spousechild, xxxxxx child, mother, father, daughterstep-mother, sonstep-father, sistermother- in-law, brother, motherfather-in-law, father- in-lawsister, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparentsbrother, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mothergrandparent, step-fathergrandchild, step-childrenaunt, step-grandchildrenuncle, step-grandparents and legal guardianxxxxx, nephew, first cousin, or any relative or other significant person permanently domiciled in the employee’s household.
7.2.2 Vacation leave and/or personal leave of absence may also be available if additional time away from work is required. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will Prior approval by the Fire Chief, or their designee, is required before additional compensated time may be granted taken.
7.2.3 At the discretion of the Fire Chief, or their designee, proof of loss may be required before Bereavement leave is authorized.
7.2.4 Miscellaneous employees shall be eligible for up to one five (15) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The days of bereavement leave must be taken within following the loss of a family member and may utilize up to three (3) days of bereavement leave without loss of pay for the purpose of arranging and/or attending the funeral of a member of the employee’s immediate family. If an employee is required to travel more than 250 miles one way from the employee's place of residence for purposes of arranging and/or attending the funeral of a member of the employee’s immediate family, the employee may request to use up to four (4) weeks consecutive scheduled work days without loss of pay. Additional compensated time in excess of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) three or four-day of paid bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In shall be charged against, at the event of the death of an employee’s auntdiscretion: CTO, uncleadministrative leave, niecefloating holiday, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeralaccrued vacation leave. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such Any additional time off beyond five (5) days may be taken by an employee with prior approval of the Department Head upon concurrence by the supervisor. If there is necessary insufficient accumulated time, the supervisor may grant the employee leave without pay. Proof of death may be required before such leave is authorized. The name of the family member, relationship, and location of services if more than 250 miles should be included on the leave request. Bereavement leave for family members not included in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained definition of “immediate family” may be approved in advance special circumstances, at the discretion of departurethe Fire Chief.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A (a) Bereavement leave shall be granted in accordance with the Bereavement Leave Policy (HR-11). An employee shall be allowed five (5) working days, with pay, as bereavement leave not to be deducted from annual leave, at the time of death of the following family members: Spouse Current Step-Child Child
(b) An employee shall be allowed three non-consecutive (3) days will working days, with pay, as bereavement leave not to be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for deducted from annual leave, at the time lost from work resulting from the of death of a member of their immediate family. Immediate the following family is defined as spousemembers: Parent Current In-Laws (Mother, motherFather, fatherDaughter, daughter, son, sister, brother, motherSon) Current Step-inParent Current Step-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six Sibling Sibling
(36c) hours. Employees will An employee shall be granted up to allowed one (1) day working day, with pay in order pay, as bereavement leave not to be a pallbearer deducted from annual leave, at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks the time of death of the passing except where an following family members: Grandparents Great Grandparents Grandchild Great Grandchild Sister/Brother In-Law Aunt¹ Uncle¹ Someone with whom the employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend has a memorial service. In the event of the death of legal guardianship relationship Other dependents in an employee’s aunthousehold ¹Defined as an employee’s mother’s or father’s sister or brother.
(d) An employee, unclewho has a death in his /her immediate family during an annual leave period, niece, or nephew, one day paid leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both must notify his/her supervisor immediately upon receiving notice of the shifts off death.
(e) Employees may be required to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day provide proof of paid bereavement payrelationship to the deceased.
(f) In extenuating circumstances, not both. It is also agreed that the Managing Director may grant bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in upon request of the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureemployee for unique situations not addressed above.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement 23.01 Bereavement leave of absence of three non-consecutive (3) days will with pay shall be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for a regular employee at the time lost from work resulting from of notification of death upon application to the Employer in the event of a death of a member of their the employee’s immediate family. Immediate family is defined as parent (or alternatively step-parent or xxxxxx parent), spouse, motherchild, fatherstep-child, daughter(including miscarriage or stillborn child of 20 weeks or later not covered by pregnancy leave), sonbrother, sister, brotherfather-in-law, mother-in-law, father- in-lawgrandparent, grandparentsgrandchild, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardianguardian or legal xxxx. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will Such bereavement leave shall be granted up to one (1) day employees who are on other paid leaves of absence including sick leave and annual vacations. When bereavement leave of absence with pay is granted, any concurrent paid leave credits used shall be restored. Bereavement leave of absence with pay shall not apply when an employee is on an unpaid leave of absence. An additional two (2) consecutive days without pay shall be granted, subject to operational requirements, to employees who are required to travel in order to be a pallbearer at a attend the funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In the event of a delayed interment (service or celebration of life), an employee may save one of the death days identified above without loss of an employee’s auntpay to attend the interment, uncle(service or celebration of life), niece, or nephew, one day paid leave and will provide as much notice as possible of the date it will be granted for time lost from work utilized.
23.02 Compensable hours under the terms of this Section will be counted as hours worked for the purpose of attending qualifying for vacations or for statutory holidays, but will not be counted as hours worked for the funeral. In purpose of computing overtime.
23.03 At the case request of an employee working a midnight shift on and subject to the day before or after a funeral service they Employer’s operational needs, the Employer may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that extend the bereavement leave referred to herein or may be increased by up to two (2) provide an unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in compassionate leave where the particular circumstances grounds for same are bona fide and that approval is obtained in advance of departureverifiable.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A Permanent and probationary Employees covered by this Agreement shall be entitled to the following bereavement leave of three non-consecutive leave:
(3a) days will When a death occurs in an Employee's immediate family, the Employee shall be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from five (5) consecutive working days immediately following the death of a member of their immediate family(with pay if scheduled to work). Immediate family is defined includes: spouse (includes common law where the Employee and the spouse have been living as spousepartners in the same household for at least one year), motherparent (including legal guardian or such other person who may have been responsible for the child-rearing of the Employee), fatherchild, daughterxxxxxxxxx, son, sister, brotherstepparent, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterfather-in-law, brotherson-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-lawbrother, step-mothersister, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents grandparent and legal guardian. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six grandchild;
(36b) hours. Employees will shall be granted up to one (1) working day (with pay in order if scheduled to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The work) bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In in the event of the death of an employee’s the Employee's, aunt, uncle, niecexxxxx, or nephew, one day paid brother-in-law, sister-in-law. This leave will be granted for time lost from work for taken no later than the purpose scheduled day of attending the funeral. In .
(c) Where a death in an Employee's family requires the case of Employee to travel, an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to additional two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such calendar days (with pay if scheduled to work) may be allowed to the Employee as bereavement leave under this Article, at the discretion of the Employer; and
(d) The Employer may grant additional time off is necessary bereavement leave with or without pay in the particular cases where extraordinary circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureprevail.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A (a) An employee who notifies the Employer as soon as possible following a bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3) days will shall be granted five (5) consecutive working days off without loss of regular pay for scheduled hours, to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from be taken in conjunction with the death day of the funeral or memorial service (or equivalent) of a member of their her/his immediate family. "Immediate family is defined as family" means parent, spouse, mother, father, daughter, son, or daughter. An employee shall be granted four (4) days bereavement leave without loss of regular earnings to attend the funeral of, or memorial service (or equivalent), for her/his brother, sister, brotherson-in- law, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sisterfather-in-law, brother-in-law, daughtersister-in-in- law, son-in-lawgrandparent, step-mothergrandparent of spouse, step-fathergrandchild, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardianaunt or uncle. Maximum payment will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. Employees will An employee shall be granted up to one (1) day with pay in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four without loss of regular earnings to attend the funeral of, or memorial service (4) weeks of or equivalent), for her/his niece or nephew. "Spouse" for the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day purposes of bereavement leave entitlement to attend will be defined as in the Family Law Act. “Spouse” for the purposes of bereavement leave will also include a memorial service. In the event partner of the death of same sex. Where an employee’s auntemployee does not qualify under the above-noted conditions, unclethe Employer may nonetheless grant a paid bereavement leave. The Employer, niecein its discretion, may extend such leave with or nephewwithout pay. Notwithstanding the above, one day paid leave individuals will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off flexibility to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement pay, not both. It is also agreed that the distribute their bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to entitlement over two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary occasions, not exceeding the overall entitlement, in the particular circumstances order to accommodate religious and that approval is obtained in advance of departurecultural diversity.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Bereavement Leave. A bereavement leave of three non-consecutive (3) days
47.1 Enrolled Nurses and Assistants in Nursing Employees, including casuals, will be granted to employees who have passed their probationary period for time lost from work resulting from on the death of:
(a) the spouse or de-facto partner of an Employee;
(b) the former spouse or former de-facto partner of the Employee;
(c) a child, xxxxxxxxx, xxxxxx child or grandchild of an Employee (including an adult child, step-child or grandchild);
(d) a parent, step-parent, xxxxxx parent or grandparent of an Employee;
(e) a parent in law or former parent in law of the Employee;
(f) a brother, sister, step-brother or step-sister of the Employee; or
(g) any other person who, immediately before that person’s death, lived with an Employee as a member of their immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, mother, father, daughter, son, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, xxxxxx’s grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-children, step-grandchildren, step-grandparents and legal guardian. Maximum payment an Employee’shousehold; be eligible for up to three days’ paid bereavement leave.
47.2 The Employer will not exceed thirty-six (36) hours. unreasonably withhold approval to grant bereavement leave to an Employee in respect of some other person with whom the Employee has a special relationship, on the request of the Employee.
47.3 The three days need not be consecutive.
47.4 Bereavement leave is not to be taken during any other period of leave.
47.5 An Employee will not be entitled to claim payment for bereavement leave on a day when that Employee is not ordinarily rostered to work.
47.6 Payment of such leave may be subject to an Employee providing evidence, if so requested by the Employer, of the death or relationship to the deceased that would satisfy a reasonable person.
47.7 Employees will be granted up to one (1) day with pay requiring more than three days’ bereavement leave in order to be a pallbearer at a funeral. The bereavement leave must be taken within four (4) weeks of the passing except where an employee wishes to use one (1) day of bereavement leave entitlement to attend a memorial service. In travel overseas or interstate in the event of the death overseas or interstate of a member of an employeeEmployee’s auntimmediate family may, uncleon providing adequate proof, niecein addition to any bereavement leave to which the Employee is eligible, or nephew, one day paid have immediate access to Annual Leave and/or accrued Long Service Leave and/or leave will be granted for time lost from work for the purpose of attending the funeral. In the case of an employee working a midnight shift on the day before or after a funeral service they may take either or both of the shifts off to attend a funeral service but they would only get one day of paid bereavement without pay, not both. It provided all accrued leave is also agreed that the bereavement leave referred to herein may be increased by up to two (2) unpaid days’ travel time provided that such additional time off is necessary in the particular circumstances and that approval is obtained in advance of departureexhausted.
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