Leave with Pay - Compassionate Leave. An employee who has completed her probationary period shall be entitled to leave of absence for up to five (5) consecutive days, in the event of a death in the employee’s immediate family. The leave must include one of the days of the death of the relative or the day of the funeral. The employee shall be reimbursed for any loss of income to which she normally would be entitled and which she did not otherwise earn, as a result of the leave. For this purpose, immediate family is defined as a spouse or same-sex partner; a parent including an in-law, step-parent, xxxxxx parent, child, stepchild, xxxxxx child, grandparent including in-law, step-grandparent, grandchild or step grandchild of the employee, the employee’s spouse or the employee’s same-sex partner; the spouse or same-sex partner of an employee’s child; a brother or sister of the employee including in-law; and a relative of the employee who is dependent on the employee for care or assistance. An employee who has completed her probationary period may request a leave of absence of one day with pay to attend the funeral of other family members. Approval for such requests will not be unreasonably withheld. However, each employee shall be entitled to no more than two (2) days in any calendar year for this purpose. These may be taken in 1/2 day increments. In addition, an employee who has completed her probationary period may request a leave of absence without pay to attend funerals not covered above. In all cases, an employee may request additional time off as necessary to grieve or to assist bereaved family members. In such cases, consideration will be given to utilize available vacation time, or to arrange an unpaid leave of absence. Although every effort shall be made to accommodate such requests, management shall not be obligated to approve them. When requesting compassionate time, the employee shall provide the name of the deceased and the relationship to them in writing with a request for time off form.
