Paid Bereavement Leave

[Easternlight]

We get 1 day paid for immediate family!

Take as much time as you need, but you only get one day paid

[Vaud]

Easternlight said:

We get 1 day paid for immediate family!

Take as much time as you need, but you only get one day paid

What an awful company.

[NDA]

Vaud said:

Easternlight said:

We get 1 day paid for immediate family!

Take as much time as you need, but you only get one day paid

What an awful company.

Yes. That's st.

A company is supposedly a team - people all on the same side. If you work for me and a family member dies, you come back when you're ready - not before. Anyone who's taking the P and having relatives die every summer, soon get discovered.

[helmutlaang]

When my father passed back in 2003 the company I was working for gave me as much time as I wanted. I took a week.

When I started my current role one of my counterparts was very anti company. I later found out his daughter was killed in a car crash in 91 and 2 days later his then boss was on the phone wanting to know when he would be back.

Thankfully those times have changed here and we are pretty understanding when it comes to such matters. I generally pay them for a month if I have to,while keeping in touch occasionally, then start to discuss a RTW.

And in case anyone was wondering,the guy I was on about earlier retired last year on his 65 birthday. When I asked him why he didn’t retire early(he was minted and could have gone years before) he replied that HR and management hated him ,mostly from the fallout from his time off,so he made it his mission to stick around to wind them up. It was only his missus demanding he go at 65 that made him retire!
He knew how to hold a grudge.

[chunder27]

I think I got a couple of days paid.

And then was made redundant with them in full knowledge than my mother was terminal.

Though it sucks, it often pays to get en early release from dumps like this.

[mx5nut]

Sir Bagalot said:

Dan_1981 said:

A friend of ours, husband died last November.

She still hasn't gone back to work. Doctor has signed her off.

Her company have been very supportive.

I can't imagine going back to work 5 days after the death of a child.

IMO thats simply taking the piss.

Whilst she may not be up to working full time she should be easing herself back in. PT hours to start with even if it's just two hours a day and then gently build it up.

Trust PH to know better than this woman's doctor

[RammyMP]

One of my colleagues father died 10 days ago, he's having at least 2 weeks off (his dad was in his 90s and it was expected if that makes any difference). In the meantime myself and another lad are covering for him, having to deal with a number of issues that he should have sorted. I'm not convinced he'll be back on Monday!

I worked for a major construction firm 8 years ago, when my Grandad died I had to take a days holiday to go to the funeral. My boss was a complete though!