Paid Bereavement Leave

Employees with more than 3 months’ service may take up to 3 days of paid bereavement leave upon the death of a member of their immediate family. If travel time abroad is required, up to five (5) consecutive work days, forty (40) work hours of leave may be granted. Three (3) of the five (5) days will be given as paid time.

“Immediate family members” are defined as an employee’s spouse, domestic partner, parents, stepparents, siblings, children, stepchildren, grandparent, parent-in-law, brother-in-law, sister- in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or grandchild.

The company may require verification of the need for the leave. The employee’s supervisor and HR will consider this time off on a case-by-case basis.

Payment for bereavement leave is computed at the regular hourly rate to a maximum of 8 hours for 1 day. Time off granted in accordance with this policy shall not be credited as time worked for the purpose of computing overtime.