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5.6 Funerals

Revised July 2004

Staff covered by this policy
This policy applies to Service Maintenance employees at South Bend.

A. Provision

1. An appointed staff member shall be granted up to three working days (24 hours for 100% FTE and prorated for part-time FTE of 50% or greater) with pay within one week from the date of death of the following:
   1. a parent, step-parent, grandparent, step-grandparent, brother, sister, in-law relative of the same degree, spouse, child, grandchild, stepchild, or step grandchild
   2. Same sex domestic partner, or relatives of the same sex domestic partner who are of the same degree as those listed above.
   3. Other relative of whom the employee is the sole survivor.
2. Employees who use a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave to care for a family member and this leave is terminated by the death of the family member, will be granted the normal funeral leave as described above.
3. The number of hours absent to be charged to funeral leave should be reported on the Payroll Voucher.
4. Time off with pay to attend the funeral service of other relatives or close friends may be granted at the discretion of the department head, but shall not exceed 4 hours nor one occurrence in a calendar year unless covered by income protection time, vacation, or accumulated compensatory time.

B. Additional time off

1. Additional time may be granted and charged to vacation, income protection time, accumulated compensatory time, or without pay, in accordance with policy guidelines.