Bereavement entitlement for family member ?

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How many days would an employee be entitled too, for the death of a family member ?

TIA

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Thanks for the replies.

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bint said:

For a grandparent I've given a couple of days before, and for one abroad 5 days.

I'm not sure what I'm getting paid/unpaid currently but I had to take a week to fly to Spain to see my sick father in the hope of bringing him and mum home. Unfortunately he died and due to Spanish fiesta we couldn't arrange cremation until the Monday of the following week. That combined with bringing my mum home, settling her in here with my family means I've had 2 weeks off.

I'll be going back on Wednesday as I had booked Tuesday off a while back as I was needing some time out - more so than ever now!

It really does depend on circumstances, closeness (grandparents that brought someone up in place of parents for example also differ) of relative, general work ethos and commitment etc also will play a factor.

My sincere condolences for the loss of your Father, to you and your family.


My father died last Tuesday and I took the Tuesday and Wednesday off to be with my Mum and start sorting things out. I will be taking this Wednesday and Thursday (day of the funeral) off too. I do have holiday left, so it's no big deal, but I just wondered about my entitlement, as it's caught me cold and my heads full of loads of other things to think about.