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Bereavment
Policy
Bereavement Policy
Overview
During times of personal loss, ABX Air understands that employees may need
additional time off for various reasons.
Core Requirements
Up to three days leave with full pay may be granted for a death in the
immediate family.
These three bereavement days are not counted as an occurrence under the
attendance policy. Any additional time off would be considered as unpaid
unless vacation time is used.
This policy applies to all non-bargaining unit employees.
Immediate Family Members
Immediate family members under this policy are defined as:
- Parents or legal guardians
- Brother
- Sister
- Child
- Spouse
- Present spouse’s parents or legal guardians
- One set each of the employee’s paternal and maternal grandparents.
- Grandchildren
- Current step-parents
Employee Responsibility
Employees who need bereavement time should notify their supervisors as soon
as possible.
Employees may be required to provide evidence of the immediate family member’s
death, such as a copy of the death certificate or a copy of the newspaper
obituary.
Employees who require additional time beyond that provided in this policy
should discuss the situation with their supervisors. Options include using
vacation time or an unpaid personal leave.
Leadership Responsibility
Managers should notify Human Resources when one of their employees requests
Bereavement days.
Deaths of immediate family members can be extremely difficult. Supervisors
should be sensitive to the need for additional time off in some cases.
- Bereavement days should be coded as P 1, 2, or 3 N. No occurrence is given
for bereavement days.
- ABX Air sends flowers as a show of support to employees, employees spouse,
employees parents, employees children, employees step-parent.
Copyright © 2005. ABX Air, Inc. All rights reserved.
Revised: May 28, 2009.
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