Funeral Leave/Bereavement Leave. In the event of death of a sibling, parent in-law, sibling in-law, grandparent, grandchild, or any relative living in the household of the employee, the Employer will grant up to three (3) paid days compassionate Leave of Absence. This leave will be granted to attend the funeral and such time off must be taken at the time of bereavement or the time of service. In the event of death of spouse, parent/legal guardian, or child, the employee shall be entitled to one (1) week's leave of absence with pay at the time of bereavement. It is understood that in the case of a part-time employee, the compensation shall be at the average hours worked during the preceding four (4) weeks. Should an employee’s entitlement to the one (1) week’s leave of absence with pay occur while the employee is on vacation, the employee’s week of vacation will be re-scheduled at some later date as mutually agreed between the employee and the Employer. An employee's day off will not be altered to circumvent funeral leave benefits. This leave may be extended for up to five (5) working days by using vacation time, A.T.O. and/or unpaid leave. Employees may request up to five (5) working days of vacation time, A.T.O. or unpaid leave for time off in the event of death of other family members not listed above.
Funeral Leave/Bereavement Leave. An employee is entitled to up to three (3) days of paid leave on the death of the employee’s spouse, child, parent, guardian, sibling, grandchild or grandparent of an employee, the child or parent of an employee's spouse, or any person who lives with an employee as a member of the employee's family. Should an employee’s entitlement to Funeral Leave/Bereavement Leave occur while the employee is on vacation, the employee’s vacation will be re-scheduled at some later date as mutually agreed between the employee and the Employer. An employee's day off will not be altered to circumvent funeral leave benefits. This leave may be extended for up to five (5) working days by using vacation time, and/or unpaid leave. Employees may request up to five (5) working days of vacation time, or unpaid leave for time off in the event of death of other family members not listed above.
Funeral Leave/Bereavement Leave. Section 27.1. If a death occurs among members of an employee's immediate family, the employee shall be granted three (3) days paid funeral leave/bereavement leave without loss of pay, benefits, days off, holidays or vacation time.
Funeral Leave/Bereavement Leave. 12.1 Employees may use up to a maximum of three (3) days of accumulated sick leave, if necessary, for bereavement for a death in the employee’s family or the death of a person of significance to the employee when such absences are approved by their supervisor. If an employee chooses, they can opt to use accumulated compensatory time, use personal time, or take an unpaid leave of absence.
12.2 In unusual circumstances two (2) additional days of accumulated sick leave may be approved as determined by the superintendent or designee.
12.3 For compensation purposes, when funeral leave is approved, employees will be considered to have worked their normal workday.
12.4 Employees may be absent from their duty day or a part of their duty day to attend local funerals when such absences have been approved by the building principal/supervisor. Employees may make up lost time, use accumulated compensatory time, use personal leave time, or take an unpaid leave of absence.
Funeral Leave/Bereavement Leave. Section 26.1. If a death occurs among members of an employee's immediate family, the employee shall be granted three (3) days paid funeral leave/bereavement leave without loss of pay, benefits, days off, holidays or vacation time. Immediate family for this section holds the same definition as in Article 24 of this Agreement in addition to include: child-in-law, sibling, step-sibling, sibling-in-law, grandparent-in-law, aunt-in-law, uncle-in-law, other family member residing with or a dependent of the employee, and significant other living with the employee. Funeral leave may be extended at the discretion of the Chief of Police, based on individual circumstances. Any granted extension of funeral leave/bereavement leave beyond the original three (3) paid days shall be charged to the employee's sick leave.
Funeral Leave/Bereavement Leave. (a) An employee shall be granted not less than three (3) days off from work, with pay, in the event of death in the immediate family, length of such leave shall be determined by the Company. The term immediate family shall mean mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents, stepfather, stepmother, stepchild, stepbrother, stepsister, daughter- in-law or son-in-law, and grandchildren.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the death is a case of spouse (including same-sex and common law), father, mother, child, brother, or sister, the employee shall be entitled up to five (5) days with pay and further consideration of leave of absence at the time of bereavement.
(c) Consideration will also be given with respect to travel time. Employee’s day off or vacation will not be used to circumvent funeral leave.
Funeral Leave/Bereavement Leave. An employee is entitled to up to three (3) days of paid leave on the death of the employee’s spouse, child, parent, guardian, sibling, grandchild or grandparent of an employee, the child or parent of an employee's spouse, or any person who lives with an employee as a member of the employee's family.
Funeral Leave/Bereavement Leave. Every employee is entitled to leave with pay in the event of a death in the employee's immediate family, which is defined as what is outlined in the Cowichan Tribes Human Resources Policy or as follows, whichever is greater;
(a) Spouse or common-law partner (“spouse”)
(b) Child, stepchild, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandchild;
(c) Unborn child (miscarriage), which will require the submission of a medical note;
(d) Parent, step-parent, or spouse's parent or step-parent;
(e) Grandparent, step-grandparent
(f) Sibling, step-sibling, or xxxxxx's sibling;
(g) Immediate aunt or uncle; and
(h) Immediate niece or nephew An employee so bereaved is entitled to no more than five (5) days leave with pay, including the day of the funeral, to attend the funeral. An employee so bereaved is entitled to request an additional two (2) days with pay, which may be allowed for travelling time if warranted and approved by the Human Resources department. Casual employees who require the use of bereavement leave will only qualify for leave with pay if they are scheduled to work on one of the requested days off. After the five (5) days granted for bereavement leave, in an effort to meet the cultural and spiritual needs of employees, employees may use their accruals for vacation, or overtime, up to a maximum of ten (10) additional days. If the employee does not have accrued time, they may use up to a maximum of ten (10) days unpaid leave. This will be subject to operational requirements and will be at the discretion of the Director and/or Manager, in consultation with the Human Resources department. All requests for bereavement leave must be submitted in writing using an Employee Leave Record Form (ELR). The ELR must clearly indicate the relationship of the deceased to the employee, in order to determine eligibility for paid leave. The immediate supervisor, Director and/or Manager, and the Human Resources department must approve the employee's bereavement leave prior to submission to the Finance department. An employee's day off will not be altered to circumvent funeral leave benefits.
Funeral Leave/Bereavement Leave. In the event of a death in the family, a regular employee shall be entitled to a maximum of three (3) days off with pay to attend the funeral, subject to the following provisions:
(a) The relatives designated shall include father, mother, wife, husband, brother, sister, daughter, son, brothers and sisters having one parent in common; and those relationships generally called “step,” providing persons in such relationships have lived or have been raised in the family home and have continued an active family relationship.
(b) To be eligible for funeral leave, the employee must attend, or make a bona fide effort to attend the funeral.
(c) Pay for compensable funeral leave shall be for eight (8) hours at the straight-time hourly rate.
(d) Funeral leave is not compensable when the employee is on leave of absence, vacation, and bona fide layoff or for days falling outside the employee’s regular work week.
(e) When it is necessary to travel in excess of 350 miles to attend a qualifying funeral, the day following the funeral may be included as one (1) of the three (3) days paid funeral leave and in addition the employee is eligible for one (1) additional day of non-paid leave. In the event of a death in the family (father, mother, wife, husband, brother, sister, son or daughter), a regular employee shall be entitled to a maximum of three (3) days off with pay to attend the funeral and shall include the day after the funeral, provided the employee's trip home from the funeral is in excess of three hundred fifty (350) miles, and such day after the funeral would otherwise have been a compensable workday for the employee. To be eligible for funeral leave, the employee must attend or make a bona fide effort to attend the funeral, funeral burial, cremation, or other memorial service including but not limited to a later scheduled celebration of life remembrance. Pay for compensable funeral leave shall be for eight (8) hours at the straight time hourly rate. Funeral leave is not compensable when the employee is on leave of absence, vacation, bona fide lay-off, sick leave, holiday, worker's compensation, or jury duty. The relatives designated shall include brothers and sisters having one parent in common; and those relationships generally called "step", providing persons in such relationships have lived or have been raised in the family home and have continued an active family relationship. In the event of a death of an employee's current Mother-in-law, Father-in-law or Gra...
Funeral Leave/Bereavement Leave. In the event of death of a brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, or any relative living in the household of the employee, the Employer will grant up to three (3) paid days compassionate Leave of Absence. This leave will be granted to attend the funeral and such time off must be taken at the time of bereavement. In the event of death of spouse, father, mother, or child, the employee shall be entitled to one (1) week's leave of absence with pay at the time of bereavement. It is understood that in the case of a part-time employee, the compensation shall be at the average hours worked during the preceding four (4) weeks. Should an employee’s entitlement to the one (1) week’s leave of absence with pay occur while the employee is on vacation, the employee’s week of vacation will be re-scheduled at some later date as mutually agreed between the employee and the Employer. An employee's day off will not be altered to circumvent funeral leave benefits. This leave may be extended, with the agreement of the Employer, by using vacation time, A.T.O., R.T.O., or T.A.B.
