If an employee leaves work early on the day he or she is notified of the death, that day will not count as bereavement leave. In addition to bereavement leave, an employee may, with his or her supervisor's approval, use any available vacation for additional approved time off as necessary. Employees under discipline for attendance issues may be required to provide documentation with regard to their bereavement leave.
Bereavement pay is calculated based on the base pay rate at the time of absence, and it will not include any special forms of compensation, such as incentives, commissions, bonuses, overtime or shift differentials. You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. Please enable scripts and reload this page. Policies Bereavement Leave Policy. Reuse Permissions. Download: Bereavement Leave Policy. Objective The Bereavement Leave Policy establishes uniform guidelines for providing paid time off to employees for absences related to the death of immediate family members and fellow employees or retirees of [Company Name].
Eligibility All full-time, active employees are eligible for benefits under this policy. If you're a casual employee your leave is unpaid. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of NSW, and their continued connection to land, water and culture. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. Text size. This guide is here to advise you on how you can offer this sort of leave, and to answer questions such as, "how long is compassionate leave?
As it stands, you don't actually have any legal obligation to offer your staff bereavement leave in the UK. This is because the UK doesn't have statutory bereavement leave or anything of a similar fashion. But, there is also no law that stops you from offering compassionate leave—paid or unpaid—to your staff. You can write compassionate leave entitlement into your contracts of employment.
If you choose to introduce a compassionate leave policy, you need to establish whether you will pay employees while they're off. For example, your policy might include five days' paid compassionate leave per year. Clarify that these days are for unfortunate circumstances and that you won't operate a sellback scheme for these days. If someone has to use their five days but needs more time off, it would be wise to allow more compassionate leave.
Whether you offer more paid leave is up to you—but we advise that you be consistent with each employee to avoid discrimination. We recommend you visit Acas for more help with your compassionate leave policy. Are there any differences between the two types of leave? While we often use both phrases to mean the same thing, bereavement leave is specifically when an employee takes time off after the death of a loved one.
Compassionate leave, on the other hand, can refer to time off to look after a dependant, or a sick relative, too. Despite this distinction, there still isn't such a thing as statutory compassionate leave entitlement in the UK. It's all at your discretion. We recommend that whatever decisions you make on these types of leave, differentiate between the two in your policies.
It's up to you to be ready for the day when an employee requests time off due to the death of a loved one. There's no legal right to time off in these circumstances. Regardless of whether an employee has a right to time off, employers should be compassionate towards a person's individual situation.
Read more about what should be in a bereavement policy. Employers can treat time off for bereavement as sick leave or holiday leave, depending on the individual circumstances. It's best for the employer and employee to discuss the options for taking time off. Employers can read about the benefits of a bereavement policy. Select the statement you most agree with:. Breadcrumbs Home Advice Holiday, sickness and leave. Leave and pay when someone dies Parental bereavement leave and pay when a child dies Employees: what to do after a death Supporting an employee after a death If someone at work dies The benefits of a bereavement policy.
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