City of Greensboro Personnel Policy Manual

City of Greensboro Personnel Policy Manuał

Bereavement Leave Number: F-24 Revision: 1 Effective Date: 07-01-2023 1.0 POLICY T he City of Greensboro provides Bereavement Leave with pay to all benefit eligible employees. 2.0 PURPOSE T he City recognizes that an employee may be unable to work due to the death of an immediate family member. In these circumstances, the City allows employees to use Bereavement Leave as outlined in this policy in order to remain in a paid status while away from work. Bereavement Leave is granted by the City based on the criteria described in the policy. 3.0 SCOPE This policy applies to employees in all benefit eligible positions. 4.0 DEFINITIONS 4.1 Bereavement Leave - A pay continuation granted by the City to benefit eligible employees during periods of death of an immediate family member. 4.2 Benefit Eligible - Full time and part time employees who are eligible for coverage and participation in the City’s benefit programs in addition to legally mandated coverage. See the appendix document, Position Types on page 424. 4.3 Immediate Family - For the purpose of this policy, immediate family is defined as wife, husband, domestic partners, mother, father, brother, sister, son, daughter, loss of unborn child or stillbirth, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, grandmother-in-law, grandfather-in-law, grandson, granddaughter, stepmother, stepfather, stepchild, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law, person who has stood in loco parentis to the employee, person who the employee has acted in loco parentis. 4.4 Other Family - For the purpose of this procedure, other family is defined as aunt, uncle, niece, and nephew. (Special Note: At the department director’s discretion, and with the approval of the People & Culture Director, Immediate or Other Family may be construed to include others where the degree of closeness of the relationship to the employee warrants consideration as immediate or other family).

Table of Contents A B C D E F H I J K L List of Appendices G

F - Leaves of Absence

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