Common use of Funeral Leave/Bereavement Leave Clause in Contracts

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 or the time of service. 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 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. In the event of death of a brothersibling, sister, mother-parent in-law, father-sibling in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandmother, grandfathergrandparent, 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, father, motherparent/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.