Bereavement Leave definition

Bereavement Leave means "a leave of absence granted to an employee upon a death occurring in the employee's Immediate Family.”
Bereavement Leave. Employees will be granted up to three (3) days of paid leave in the event of a death in their immediate family or member of the household of the Employee. A longer paid absence may be appropriate in circumstances of logistical difficulty or religious observance if approved by the supervisor. Such a request will not be unreasonably denied. Immediate family includes husband and wife, son and daughter (including stepchildren), grandchildren, son and daughter-in-law, parents (including stepparents), grandparents, father and mother-in-law, brother and sister (including stepbrother and stepsister) and brother and sister-in-law; and household includes individuals regularly sharing the Employee’s residence.
Bereavement Leave means leave without loss of pay for a period not exceeding the number of ordinary hours rostered for the employee in three ordinary days and shall be granted only for the purpose of arranging and/or attending the funeral.

Examples of Bereavement Leave in a sentence

  • Bereavement leave of absence of three days with pay will be granted to a regular employee at the time of notification of death, upon application to the Employer, in the event of a death of a member of the employee’s immediate family.

  • Bereavement leave (not to exceed three (3) days) without pay will be granted in the event of a death in the immediate family of the employee’s spouse not covered in 17.02 (b).

  • Bereavement leave pay for part-time employees is pro-rated based on normal expected Full-time Equivalents.

  • Bereavement leave shall not be deducted from 41 sick or emergency leave and is noncumulative.

  • Bereavement leave of absence of three days with pay will be granted to a regular employee at the time of notification of death, upon applications to the Employer, in the event of a death of a member of the employee’s immediate family.


More Definitions of Bereavement Leave

Bereavement Leave. Leave granted to an employee to attend the funeral for a member of the employee's immediate family as defined herein.
Bereavement Leave means a leave of absence from employment or
Bereavement Leave means cash paid by Delphi for paid time off for specified bereavement periods, pursuant to the applicable collective bargaining agreement, to hourly employees for the time period included in calculating the Labor Cost Amount.
Bereavement Leave means a leave of absence from employment by an employee for the death of the employee’s family member that occurs not more than one year after the family member’s death. Bereavement leave includes leave taken in relation to the administration or settlement of the deceased family member’s estate.
Bereavement Leave. Leave granted to an employee due to the death of a member of the employee's immediate family as defined by this Agreement.
Bereavement Leave. Leave granted to employees who are required to absent themselves from work to attend to matters related to an impending or subsequent death and/or funeral of a member of their immediate family. Sick and/or annual leave may be granted for a maximum of five (5) days per occurrence. In extraordinary circumstances, additional leave may be granted by the Department Head or designee. The City may require documentation to substantiate leave request, and may limit the number of days off per year under this category. Leave under this provision will not be unreasonably denied. Call-Out: When an employee is ordered back by management and returns to work on assignment during off-duty hours after the employee’s normal work shift has ended and he/she has left the normal duty location. Classification: Positions which have essentially similar duties and responsibilities, are allocated to the same salary (pay) grade by this Agreement, and are designated by the same title.
Bereavement Leave. All members shall receive their regular compensation during absences from work, due to death of a parent, grandparent, stepparent, stepchild, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in- law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchild, aunt, uncle, or person living in the household (significant other, fiancé, or equivalent). Said absence shall not exceed three (3) days for the death of any such relative. For this Section, all in-law terms as defined will also apply to the person living in the household, and the phrase "in-law", as its modifies certain relatives, shall be defined as those persons who are related by blood to the employee's present spouse. 'Present spouse' shall mean that person to whom the employee is legally married at the time that the bereavement leave takes place. All employees shall receive compensation for absence from work due to the death of a husband, wife, child, or sole surviving parent. Such absence shall not exceed four (4) days for the death of any such relative. All such leave mentioned in this Section shall not exceed five (5) days during any calendar year and shall not be cumulative. In no event shall compensation for any absence be allowed hereunder for more than one (1) day for each ten (10) weeks of service rendered during the preceding twelve (12) months. No such leave shall be deducted from any vacation period. Bereavement Leave shall be made available to the employee immediately upon notification to the supervisor and shall begin at that time. The maximum annual bereavement leave will not prohibit a unit employee from taking bereavement leave for a parent, spouse, brother, sister or child. This provision will take effect upon signing of the contract and will have no retroactive application.