Bereavement / Funeral Leave

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Employees under the Earned Time program have the following options for bereavement/funeral leave:

• Use Earned Time (Note: Bereavement/Funeral Leave allowance has been factored into the accrual rate of Earned Time).


• Use Sick Pool for family leave (* See Below).


• Pay deduction.

* 11.5.10 Use of Sick Pool for family leave. Operating Staff with at least one year of benefits eligible service may use up to a maximum of 10 days of accrued Sick Pool time per fiscal year (75 hours for staff on a 37.5 hour work week and 80 hours for staff on a 40 hour work week pro rated for staff working part-time) for family leave. This leave may be used for medical appointments, illness, or medical needs of an immediate family member; prenatal or postnatal care; or for purposes of caring for a new baby or adoptive/foster child after placement and/or for crime victim leave (see USY V.A.19.2). Access to the Sick Pool for the use of family or crime victim leave does not require the prior use of five earned time days. (Use of one Earned Time day is required for extended bereavement leave. See USY V.A.11.5.10.2 below.)

11.5.10.2 Extended bereavement leave. After supervisory notification and the use of one earned time day, a staff member may use family leave for extended bereavement leave in the event of the death of an immediate family member. Bereavement leave follows the same parameters described in USY V.A.18.

Immediate family include spouse, mother, father, stepparents, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepchildren, sister, brother, stepbrother, stepsister, and individuals living within the faculty/staff member's household.