Bereavement Leave

Employees who wish to take time off due to the death of an immediate family member should notify their supervisor immediately.

Bereavement leave will be provided to eligible employees in the following classification(s):

* Regular full-time employees

Bereavement pay is calculated based on the base pay rate at the time of absence and will not include any special forms of compensation, such as incentives, commissions, bonuses, or shift differentials.

Bereavement leave will normally be granted unless there are unusual business needs or staffing requirements. Employees may, with their supervisors' approval, use any available paid leave for additional time off as necessary.

For death of: Parent, Spouse's Parent, Brother, sister, Stepparent, Step children, up to three days will be paid.

For death of: Grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, or any other in-law, up to one day will be paid.

For death of: Spouse or child, up to one week will be paid. Strong consideration for leave of absence will be given if requested.

The employee must write the relationship of the deceased to the employee on the time card or time sheet.

Policy No.  309  Issued  10/10/2005  Applicable  5/7/2007