Funeral/Bereavement Leave
Staff
100% FTE Position
If you are absent from work because of death in your family, you are allowed off work with full pay on the following basis:
| Family Member | Employee's | Employee's Partner's |
|---|---|---|
| Partner | up to 32 hours | N/A |
| Parent (including stepparent, guardian, or foster parent | up to 32 hours | up to 32 hours |
| Brother or sister (including half-brother or half-sister) | up to 32 hours | up to 8 hours |
| Partners of brother or sister | up to 8 hours | up to 8 hours |
| Child or stepchild | up to 32 hours | up to 32 hours |
| Partner of child or stepchild | up to 32 hours | up to 32 hours |
| Grandchild | up to 32 hours | up to 32 hours |
| Grandparent | up to 8 hours | up to 8 hours |
| Aunt or uncle | up to 8 hours | up to 8 hours |
| Partners of aunts and uncles | up to 8 hours | up to 8 hours |
| Nephew or niece | up to 8 hours | up to 8 hours |
When given 32 hours of paid time off, the time must be used within a seven consecutive day period starting from the date of death. When given 8 hours of paid time off, the time must be used from the date of death through the date of the funeral.
If you take any additional time off, you will need to charge it to vacation time or, at your option, take a payroll deduction.
For more information see Policy HR 34: Other Paid Time Off, Staff Employees
HR-88 Position (Annual FTE of 75% or more)
To calculate the amount of paid time off available to you, multiply the amount of paid time off specified by your annual FTE.
Technical Service
Policies affecting employees represented by a union are found in the appropriate Agreements.
Faculty
If you are in a full-time academic appointment, you do not have defined funeral leave – the amount of paid time off is determined by your college.
Wage Payroll
When you have completed two years of continuous University service, working at least 750 hours each year, you begin to accumulate earned time. Eight hours of earned time is accrued for every 168 hours paid. The maximum accumulation for earned time is 96 hours. Accumulated earned time can be used to account for work time missed due to illness, vacation, etc.
