19.02 Bereavement Leave
(a)
If a death occurs in the Employee’s immediate family when the Employee is at
work, the Employee shall be granted leave with pay for the remainder of her
scheduled shift. The Employee shall also be granted seven (7) calendar days’
leave of absence effective midnight following the death and shall be paid for all
shifts the Employee is scheduled to work during that seven (7) calendar day
period. In any event, the Employee shall be entitled to thirty-seven and one-half
(37 ½) consecutive hours paid leave, even if this extends past the seven (7)
calendar days leave. “Immediate Family” is defined as the Employee’s father,
mother, guardian, brother, sister, spouse, child, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-
in-law, daughter-in-law, step-child or ward of the Employee, grandparent or
grandchild of the Employee, step-mother, step-father, step-sister, step-brother,
step-grandparent, step-grandchild, and a relative permanently residing in the
Employee’s household or with whom the Employee permanently resides. For
Employees whose hours of work are seventy (70) hours bi-weekly or eighty (80)
hours bi-weekly the entitlement shall be thirty-five (35)/forty (40) consecutive
hours paid leave, even if this extends past the seven (7) calendar days.
The “in-law” and “step-relative” relationships referred to in this provision will only
be considered “immediate family” in cases where it is a current relationship at the
time of the death, otherwise eligibility will be determined in accordance with
paragraph (c) below.
(b)
In the event that the funeral or interment for any of the Immediate Family
does not take place within the period of bereavement leave provided but
occurs later, the Employee may defer the final day of his or her
bereavement leave without loss of regular pay until the day of the funeral or
internment. The Employee shall notify the Employer of this deferment at the
time of the bereavement leave.
(c)
(d)
Every Employee shall be entitled to leave with pay up to a maximum of three (3)
days in the event of death of the Employee's brother-in-law or sister-in-law,
where the relationship is current at the time of death, and may be granted up
to two (2) days for travel for purposes of attending the funeral and shall be paid
for those travel days which are not regularly scheduled days of rest.
Every Employee shall be entitled to one (1) day leave without pay, for the
purpose of attending the funeral of an Employee’s aunt or uncle, niece or
nephew, or the grandparents of the spouse of the Employee. An Employee may
be granted up to two (2) days for travel without pay for the purposes of attending
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