keggerz Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 (edited) The County I work for gives 3 days for immediate family (including inlaws and stepparents) which I think is pretty much the norm. Was shocked to find out that the law firm my wife works for only covers mothers, fathers, brothers & sisters but no inlaws or stepparents...but she does also get 3 days for those that it covers. Just curious to see what the norm is. Edited August 9, 2010 by keggerz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 The County I work for gives 3 days for immediate family (including inlaws and stepparents) which I think is pretty much the norm. Was shocked to find out that the law firm my wife works for only covers mothers, fathers, brothers & sisters but no inlaws or stepparents...but she does also get 3 days for those that it covers. Just curious to see what the norm is. 3 days for immediate family, 1 day for non-immediate family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I work for the Fed and we only get the ability to use up to 3 days of sick leave, nothing given to us to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby's Hubby Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 the bigger publicly traded companies may even require a newspaper clipping or obituary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 5 days for immediate (and that's a long list that includes all in-laws) family, one day for others. I've always been astounded at the generosity of this benefit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJoTheWebToedBoy Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I got 2 days when my dad died.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEC=UGA Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I've given employees a day for dogs before. Usually about a week for family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donutrun Jellies Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 We used to have 4 days for someone with whom you had "a long, close and endearing relationship" and it worked beautifully for a handful of years, so if your neighbor raised you instead of your momma, and your neighbor died, you got the time -- it was between you and your manager and people respectfully used good judgement ... But, eventually, there were enough suspected abuses of it and our culture was dragged closer to black and white world and we instituted the list of who counted and who didn't among direct family and inlaws. Still a very nice benefit, but not nearly as personal as it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 3 days for immediate family (parents, children, sibling, grandparents, etc) and the same for the spouse's similar relatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Current policy: Take as much time as you want as long as the business doesn't go kaput in the process. Being a sole proprietor is great in some ways, not so great in others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Roller Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 The County I work for gives 3 days for immediate family (including inlaws and stepparents) which I think is pretty much the norm. Was shocked to find out that the law firm my wife works for only covers mothers, fathers, brothers & sisters but no inlaws or stepparents...but she does also get 3 days for those that it covers. Just curious to see what the norm is. Same requirements but only TWO days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Neutron Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 3 days for close blood relatives and in-laws - 5 days for spouse/children - more if out of state travel is required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 5 for immediate family & 3 for relatives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keggerz Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 (edited) I guess that bereavement leave isn't as consistent among companies as I would have thought.... unfortunately, I had to use some last week as my stepmom (62 yo) suddenly passed away...she suffered a brain aneurysm and the doctor assured my father that she didn't suffer...once she was declared officially brain dead she was kept on life support for a very brief amount of time (to allow her son who was stationed overseas for the Army to make it to the hospital to "say goodbye" since he hadn't seen her in 2 years)...my dad (63 yo) is still so very saddened and I wish I could have spent more time with him instead of having to return to work...he is currently an unemployed operating engineer and now isn't sure if he wants to go back to work or just retire...so I don't know if it is good for him to have more time to grieve instead of returning to work to stay busy or not. Edited August 10, 2010 by keggerz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I guess that bereavement leave isn't as consistent among companies as I would have thought.... unfortunately, I had to use some last week as my stepmom (62 yo) suddenly passed away...she suffered a brain aneurysm and the doctor assured my father that she didn't suffer...once she was declared officially brain dead she was kept on life support for a very brief amount of time (to allow her son who was stationed overseas for the Army to make it to the hospital to "say goodbye" since he hadn't seen her in 2 years)...my dad (63 yo) is still so very saddened and I wish I could have spent more time with him instead of having to return to work...he is currently an unemployed operating engineer and now isn't sure if he wants to go back to work or just retire...so I don't know if it is good for him to have more time to grieve instead of returning to work to stay busy or not. I'm so sorry to hear about this, Keg. My family sends their condolences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I'm so sorry to hear about this, Keg. My family sends their condolences. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keggerz Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 I'm so sorry to hear about this, Keg. My family sends their condolences. +1 Thanks, I appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Roller Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 (edited) I guess that bereavement leave isn't as consistent among companies as I would have thought.... unfortunately, I had to use some last week as my stepmom (62 yo) suddenly passed away...she suffered a brain aneurysm and the doctor assured my father that she didn't suffer...once she was declared officially brain dead she was kept on life support for a very brief amount of time (to allow her son who was stationed overseas for the Army to make it to the hospital to "say goodbye" since he hadn't seen her in 2 years)...my dad (63 yo) is still so very saddened and I wish I could have spent more time with him instead of having to return to work...he is currently an unemployed operating engineer and now isn't sure if he wants to go back to work or just retire...so I don't know if it is good for him to have more time to grieve instead of returning to work to stay busy or not. Add my condolences keg. Edited August 10, 2010 by The Holy Roller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 1) I'm sorry for your family's loss. 2) This is an interesting topic as I'm in the middle of negotiating an employment contract right now, and bereavement isn't addressed anywhere (yet). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keggerz Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 Add my condolences keg. 1) I'm sorry for your family's loss.2) This is an interesting topic as I'm in the middle of negotiating an employment contract right now, and bereavement isn't addressed anywhere (yet). Thanks to both of you for your condolences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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