Bereavement, Personal Emergency, Family Leave

Document: 5.30 Effective: January 3, 2012 Page 1 of 2
Category: Leaves
Subject: Bereavement/Personal Emergency/Family Leave
Policy:
In every case concerning bereavement, personal emergency and family
medical leave, ILCWR’s concern is the well-being of those involved.
Procedure:
Bereavement Leave
1. A paid leave of absence of up to three (3) consecutive days including
the day of the funeral will be granted upon the death of a member of
the family.
2. The extent of the leave will be determined by the immediate supervisor
in consultation with the employee and will be based on considerations
of immediacy of family member, closeness of relationship, travel time,
etc. Employees may have the option of using other leaves such as
vacation, banked stat time, etc. to cover an extended leave.
3. This absence must be reported to a supervisor. If the supervisor is not
available, then the employee must report the absence to the on-call
supervisor. Please see the Sick and Short-Notice Absences Process
for Attendant Services for further information.
Personal Emergency Leave
Personal emergency leave is provided in accordance with the Employment
Standards Act as follows:
1. An employee is entitled to take up to ten (10) days of unpaid leave per
calendar year due to:
Personal illness, injury or medical emergency
Death, illness, injury, medical emergency or urgent matter relating
to:
o A spouse
o Parent, step/foster parent, child, step/foster child, grandparent,

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Category: Leaves
Subject: Bereavement/Personal Emergency/Family Leave
step grandparent, grandchild, step grandchild of the employee or
the employee’s spouse.
o The spouse of an employee’s child
o A brother or sister of the employee
o A relative of the employee who is dependent on the employee
for care or assistance.
2. An “urgent matter” will also qualify for personal emergency leave. An
urgent matter is an event that is “unplanned” or out of the employee’s
control.
3. An employee must inform the supervisor before starting the leave that
he or she is taking a personal emergency leave. Please see the Sick
and Short-Notice Absences Process for Attendant Services for further
information.
4. Employees who take personal emergency leave are entitled to the
same rights as employees who take parental leave.
Family Medical Leave
Family medical leave is provided in accordance with the Employment
Standards Act as follows:
1. Family Medical Leave is unpaid, job-protected leave of up to eight
weeks in a six-month period. It may be taken to provide care or
support to certain family members in respect of whom a qualified
health practitioner has issued a certificate indicating that he or she has
a serious medical condition with a significant risk of death occurring
within six months. The medical condition and risk of death must be
confirmed in a certificate issued by a qualified health practitioner.
2. All employees, whether full-time, part-time, permanent or term contract
who are covered by the ESA are entitled to family medical leave.
If additional time is required, a further leave of absence may be arranged,
subject to the approval of the Human Resources & Finance Director.