Bereavement A maximum of three (3) days earned sick leave may be used per occurrence for bereavement due to the death of persons in the immediate or extended family, as defined herein, or any relative who resided with the employee.
BEREAVEMENT PAY If an employee suffers a death in the immediate family, he shall be granted compassionate leave of absence with full pay for three (3) days. Immediate family means: spouse, mother, father, brother, sister, children, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents and grandchildren. If the employee affected does not attend or arrange services then he shall only be entitled to one (1) day as provided under this Section.
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. 15.2 If bereavement occurs while an employee is absent on annual leave, sick leave on pay, or other special leave on pay, such leave may be interrupted and bereavement leave granted in terms of 15.1 above. This provision will not apply if the employee is on leave without pay. 15.3 In granting time off therefore, and for how long, the employer must administer these provisions in a culturally sensitive manner.
Bereavement Leave With Pay For the purpose of this Article, immediate family is defined as father, mother (or alternatively stepfather, stepmother or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ parent), grandparent, brother, sister, spouse including common-law spouse residing with the employee), child (including child of common-law spouse or adopted child), stepchild or ▇▇▇▇ of the employee, grandchild, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and relative permanently residing in the employee’s household or with whom the employee permanently resides and/or traditional Gitxsan affiliations as determined by the administrator in consultation with tribal elder. A) When a member of his/her immediate family dies, an employee: i) shall be entitled to a bereavement period of five (5) consecutive calendar days which does not extend beyond the day following the day of the funeral. During such period he shall be paid for those days which are not regularly scheduled days of rest for that employee; ii) in addition, the employee may be granted up to three (3) days leave with pay for the purpose of travel related to the death. B) In special circumstances and at the request of the employee, the fourth (4th) day bereavement period may be moved beyond the day following the day of the funeral but must include the day of the funeral. C) 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 Employer may, after considering the particular circumstances involved, grant leave with pay for a period greater than that provided for in Article 14.02(A)(i) and (C) – Bereavement Leave with Pay. D) An employee is entitled to up to fourteen (14) hours bereavement leave per year with pay to attend or participate at a funeral of a person that is not immediate family, subject to operational requirements.
Bereavement/Compassionate Leave 21.1 Employees (excluding casual employees) shall be entitled to a maximum of two days without loss of pay on each occasion and on production of satisfactory evidence of the death or near death in Australia of the employee’s partner, father, mother, brother, sister, child, stepchild or parents-in-law. 21.2 Provided eligible employees shall be entitled to a maximum of three days’ leave without loss of pay on each occasion and on the production of satisfactory evidence of the death or near death outside of Australia of an employee’s partner, father, mother, brother, sister, child, stepchild or parents-in-law and where such employee travels outside of Australia to attend the funeral. 21.3 Provided further in any 12 monthly period eligible employee subject to evidence being provided to the satisfaction of the Company, may seek bereavement/compassionate leave to the maximum of 2 unpaid days.
