Government Of Newfoundland & Labrador - Human Resources Policy Manual

Table of Contents

  • Alphabetical Listing
  • Introduction
  • Attendance
  • Benefits
  • Classification
  • Definitions
  • Employee and     Labour Relations
  • General Employee     Information
  • Human Resources     Contact Numbers
  • Leave
  • Occupational Health     and Safety
  • Pay
  • Staffing
  • Travel
  • Workforce     Development

Bereavement Leave

Employees are entitled to paid bereavement leave.

Application

This policy applies all employees. Bargaining unit employees should consult their respective collective agreements.

Definitions

*Bereavement*	the death of a family member
*Child*	children and step-children of the employee (including children of the employee’s same sex or common-law spouse)
*Spouse*	an individual declared by the employee as his/her spouse this individual may be of the opposite or same sex as the employee

Responsibilities

Department

It is the responsibility of individual departments to assist employees when they are experiencing the loss of a family member.

Employee

It is the responsibility of employees to ensure that their supervisors are notified of the loss and informed that bereavement leave will be requested.

Entitlement

Employees are entitled to receive 3 consecutive days bereavement leave in the event of the death of the employee’s:

mother;
father;
legal guardian;
brother;
sister;
child;
spouse;
grandmother;
grandfather;
grandchild;
mother-in-law;
father-in-law;
near relative living in the same household.

Employees are entitled to receive 1 day bereavement leave in the event of the death of the employee’s:

son-in-law;
daughter-in-law;
brother-in-law;
sister-in-law;

Where the funeral of a relative is outside the island portion of the province, employees who have been granted 3 days bereavement leave may be granted 1 additional day leave with pay for purposes of attending the funeral.

Where the funeral of a relative is outside Labrador, employees who live in Labrador and who have been granted 3 days bereavement leave may be granted 1 additional day leave with pay for purposes of attending the funeral.

The Deputy Minister may grant 2 additional days leave with pay for bereavement where extraordinary circumstances exist.

Employees on paid leave at the time of bereavement, will be granted bereavement leave and their paid leave will be adjusted accordingly.

Employees may not defer bereavement leave; it must be taken at the time of bereavement.

Last Updated: March 15, 2000
Reference: TBM 2000-073

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