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Leave of Absence--Funeral
| TOPIC: | Leave of Absence--Funeral |
| EFFECTIVE DATE: | 1 January 1998 |
| UPDATED: |
30 May 2008 |
| Approved By: | B. Reissenweber, VP for Finance |
| Policy Number: | 334 |
POLICY
The university provides time-off with pay to arrange and/or attend funeral and memorial services of certain family members. This leave recognizes the anxiety, grief and personal difficulties employees may experience in connection with the death of a close family member.
ELIGIBILITY
All regular full-time and benefit eligible part-time employees. The length of time granted is defined below:
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Immediate family member is defined as a current spouse or partner, child, step-child, parent, step-parent, sibling, step-sibling, grandchild, or in-laws (mother, father, sister, brother). |
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1 day. |
Other family member is defined as grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, niece, nephew. |
PROCEDURE
Employees may be required to provide documentation of a death and the relationship to the deceased before leave time may be approved or paid. The employee must attend the funeral or memorial service to be eligible for paid leave.
An employee must notify the immediate supervisor as soon as possible of their request. Additional time may be allowed if it does not put a burden on the department, at the discretion of the immediate supervisor. Accrued vacation or personal time must be utilized for additional time off, unpaid time will be authorized only if no accrued vacation or personal time is available. The supervisor should notify Human Resources of the approved leave.
The employee must report funeral leave on WebTime Entry (Non-exempt) or Vacation and Sick Leave Report (Exempt) to be eligible for payment. Hours paid for funeral leave are not considered hours worked and therefore will not be considered in determination of overtime pay.
Questions regarding this policy should be directed to Human Resources.
