Bereavement Leave, what's your policy?

[Desk Jockey]

What's your policy on Bereavement? Its a tough topic but one that will arise now and then.

With a younger crew we see it with grand parents and aunts and uncles.

We do pay 1-day for grand parents but no family beyond that. We will allow them off for any time they want off for other family but it is either make up time or use a vacation day beyond what is specified in company policy.

What do you do?

Employees who wish to take time off due to the death of a loved one should notify their supervisor


immediately. The Management must approve such leave. Bereavement leave will normally be granted unless there are unusual business needs or staffing requirements.




Employees will be paid for time off due to a death in the family as follows:




(5)-working days will be granted for death of a spouse or child.




(3)- working days will be granted for death of a parent or sibling.




(1)-working day will be granted for death of a grandparent.




If additional time is needed, it maybe taken as vacation time, or unpaid time off.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Jon can have a week off for the death of his goldfish. No problem.

No pay either.

 

[Shane Deubell]

1 paid for sure and then case by case basis.

 

[Brian H]

Our policy...


BEREAVEMENT
Losing a loved one is a difficult and sad experience, and each person's emotional needs and responsibilities during this tragic time is unique. After completion of the 90-day introductory period, Full-Time Employees will have available three (3) days off with pay for the death of an immediate family member. If you need additional unpaid time off, your Manager will try to accommodate this need. For the purposes of this benefit, immediate family will include husband, wife, mother, step-mother, mother in-law, father, step-father, father in-law, son, step-son, son in-law, daughter, step-daughter, daughter in-law, brother, brother in-law, sister, sister in-law, grand parents and grandchildren.

The trigger for the pay will be your turning in some documentation of the loss, i.e. letter from funeral home or an obituary listing you as a family member of the deceased.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

You are saying someone would LIE about granny's demise?

 

[Brian H]

You are saying someone would LIE about granny's demise?

Nope, it just puts the responsibility to trigger the pay on the person who is due to receive the pay to initiate the pay request. Nothing worse then someone on pay day, after having lost a close family member, ask why their bereavement pay isn't on their check. Believe me, I know...

Some times you learn to do things in the hard way.

 

[bob vawter]

soooooooooo....you're anti-great grand huh..........that's bad!