Bereavement Leave (a) Upon the death of an employee's spouse, spouse to include same sex partner, child or stepchild, an employee shall be granted leave up to a maximum of five (5) continuous calendar days without loss of pay. One of the days of leave shall include the day of the funeral or equivalent service. Additional days off with or without pay may be granted by the Employer. Part-time employees will be credited with seniority and service for all such leave. In the event of a delayed interment or ceremony for reason of religion or other protected grounds under the Ontario Human Rights Code, an Employee may save one of the days identified above without loss of pay to attend the interment or ceremony.
Funeral and Bereavement Leave 19.01 In the event of death in the immediate family of an employee, the employee will be granted leave of absence with pay, with consideration given to travel time for attending the funeral. The length of absence shall be up to three (3) days at the discretion of the Employer. The term ‘immediate family’ shall mean: spouse, parent, child, brother, sister, step-mother, step- father, step-son, step-daughter, step-brother, step- sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, and grandchildren, or any relative living in the household of the employee. In the event of the demise of an aunt or uncle, nephew or niece, an employee will be granted one (1) day leave of absence with pay to attend the funeral. In the case of death of spouse, father, mother, child, step-parent or step-child, the employee shall be entitled to, up to one (1) weeks leave of absence with pay.
Paid Bereavement Leave An employee shall be entitled to bereavement leave with pay as follows:
Bereavement Leave of Absence An employee who has a bereavement in their immediate family will be granted up to and including five (5) days absence with pay. Immediate family means spouse, (as defined in Section 2(b) of Appendix 2), parents, and child. For this provision “step” relationships are considered as immediate family. An employee who has a bereavement in their family will be granted up to and including three (3) days absence with pay. Family means brother, sister, parents-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, son-in-law and daughter-in-law. For this provision “step” relationships are considered as family. In the event of the death of an employee's brother-in-law, sister-in-law or grand parents- in-law the employee will be given one (1) days' leave with pay to attend the funeral. An additional day's traveling time, in each direction, will be granted in order for the employee to attend the funeral if such is to be held in excess of 600 kilometers from the employees’ home.
ARTICLE BEREAVEMENT LEAVE If a death occurs in the immediate family of an employee bereavement leave shall not start until the day following the death of that person. Employees shall be granted five (5) consecutive days leave without loss of pay and benefits in the case of the death of parent, spouse, common law spouse, brother, sister, grandchild, son or daughter. Employees shall be granted three (3) consecutive days leave without loss of pay and benefits in the case of the death of grandparent, mother in-law, father-in-law, brother-in- law, sister in-law, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law, step parents, step siblings. Employees shall receive one (1) day off to attend the funeral of an aunt or uncle provided that they attend the funeral or other service. An additional two (2) days shall be granted if the death occurs outside of Nova Scotia and the employee attends the funeral. Employees shall only be paid bereavement for actual time lost and shall not be paid on their regular scheduled days off. Additional leave may be granted at the discretion of the department head. If a death occurs, as in during vacation bereavement leave shall be substituted and the vacation shall be rescheduled at a later date. Where an employee has been requested and has agreed to act as a pallbearer, time off work shall be granted without loss of pay to attend the funeral or other service. Where such a request involves more than one employee equal considerationshall be granted. ARTICLE DUTY The EMPLOYER shall grant a leave of absence Without loss of seniority and benefits to an employee who serves as a juror. The EMPLOYER shall grant a leave of absence without loss of seniority and benefits to an employee who is subpoenaed to serve as a witness in any matter arising out of his employment. EMPLOYER shall pay such employee his regular straight time pay for each day as long as the remuneration from the Court is returned to and provided the employee would otherwise have been scheduled to work for the EMPLOYER and does not work. The employee must give prior notice to the EMPLOYER and shall present proof of service.
Funeral/Bereavement Leave In the event of death in the immediate family of an employee, the employee will be granted leave of absence with pay, with consideration given to travel time for the purpose of attending the funeral. The length of such absence shall be at the discretion of the Employer. The term "
LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND BEREAVEMENT PAY 21.01 The Employer may grant leaves of absence without pay, for a time mutually agreed upon between the Employer and the employee, for the following reasons:
BEREAVEMENT/TANGIHANGA LEAVE 15.1 The employer shall approve special bereavement leave on pay for an employee to discharge any obligation and/or to pay respects to a deceased person with whom the employee has had a close association. Such obligations may exist because of blood or family ties or because of particular cultural requirements such as attendance at all or part of a Tangihanga (or its equivalent). The length of time off shall be at the discretion of the employer.
Bereavement Leave With Pay For the purpose of this clause, immediate family is defined as father, mother, (or alternatively stepfather, stepmother or xxxxxx parent), brother, sister, spouse, (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, grandparent, grandchild and relative permanently residing in the employee's household or with whom the employee permanently resides.
