Compassionate and Emergency Leave. (a) Compassionate Leave Employees requiring compassionate leave will, on request, be granted up to seven (7) calendar days' leave without loss of pay in case of death of a close family member or individual permanently residing in the employee's household. Where extensive traveling time is required up to three (3) additional calendar days will be granted on request. Compassionate leave without loss of pay may be granted by a chair/director under other reasonable circumstances (e.g. to attend to a family member or close personal friend who has suffered a life threatening injury or illness).
Compassionate and Emergency Leave. (a) Compassionate Leave Employees requiring compassionate leave will, on request, be granted up to seven (7) calendar days' leave without loss of pay in case of death of a close family member or individual permanently residing in the employee's household. Where extensive traveling time is required up to three (3) additional calendar days will be granted on request. Compassionate leave without loss of pay will be granted by a chair/director under other reasonable circumstances. If longer leave is required the chair/director will, subject to operational requirements, grant leave without pay for up to one (1) academic year without loss of unit calculation. Compassionate leave without loss of pay may be granted by a chair/director under other reasonable circumstances (e.g. to attend to a family member or close personal friend who has suffered a life threatening injury or illness).
Compassionate and Emergency Leave. The University recognises that compassionate leave arrangements need to be flexible to meet individual circumstances. For example, some staff may need to travel long distances or the period of time they need to be away from work may not be immediately clear. In addition, the University needs to meet its statutory obligation to allow staff to take reasonable (unpaid) time off to deal with sudden emergencies involving a dependant (and to make any necessary longer term arrangements). The University’s approach towards compassionate and emergency leave recognises the importance of this flexibility. The basic provision is a period of up to two days paid leave (depending on location and circumstances) in the event of the death or serious illness of a close relative, which may only be taken following consultation with senior management. The University’s policy on ‘Emergency Leave – Time off for Dependants’ (available from the Personnel and Staff Development website by following the link for ‘Parents and Carers’) provides for an extension of compassionate leave by the use of annual leave or unpaid leave or additional paid compassionate leave in certain emergency situations, by agreement with senior management and (to ensure consistency) Personnel and Staff Development.
Compassionate and Emergency Leave. Upon approval by Employment Insurance for compassionate leave for up to eight (8) weeks for caring for a gravely ill or dying family member the employee will continue to accrue and maintain benefits subject to Article 15 of the collective agreement. The Employer may grant additional leaves upon request by the employee under this provisions as per Article 14.01 of the collective agreement.
Compassionate and Emergency Leave
