Compassionate leave from work?

[xxpeplyxx]

How do you stand with grandparents, direct gov just mention parents, siblings, children etc!

I've had to stay home alone whilst my mum and brother and the rest of the family have gone to stay together in Clacton so they can be together and support each other and my grandad, as my nan passed away last night! My work held my cousins funeral last april against me and put my absence down as sick! I can't afford to have any more sick days this year as I had an operation in jan which has used up my allowance! I wouldn't want compassionate leave to be paid I wouldn't expect pay but just don't want it going in my record as me having time off sick! I have no more annual leave to take as it is the end of the year and I've used it all already, anyone know where I stand with this, it's a horrible time to be alone :-(

 

[BudgieMama]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

We had a similar problem to you when my Granny died earlier this year. My work were fine (I work in a school, and although I work full time there, it was during a holiday, so they really weren't worried)... but DH's boss told him "to take as much time as he needed" so he did... then found they'd used his holiday time, and he didn't have anything left at all. Apparently, Grandparents don't count as close family. What a joke.

He offered to take it unpaid, and was refused.

I hope you sort it. It's the last thing you need to be worrying about right now.

 

[tennisfan]

It varies from each company, you need to read your companies policies on this. Only immediate family gets up to a week, some only offer 3 days. You could always ask for unpaid leave or emergency leave (if they offer that). At the end of the day rightly or wrongly its down to the companies disgression as to what they do if its not immediate family as set out in writing.

I dread to think what my company would do as there sickness policy is wrong on so many counts but they do offer emergency leave or allow shifts to be moved about.

Sorry for your loss

 

[pampat]

I'm fortunate in that I've worked for myself for 15 years before I retired, but my best friend's husband died recently and his funeral is on Friday. My daughter was determined she was going (it's up in Manchester and would have to miss a day's work). She works for Primark and they were fantastic, just said it was not a problem, she would have to take it unpaid which she expected. I have to say that she works for a very good and professional company!

Pam

 

[SilentK]

Sorry for your loss.

At my work it I also down to manager's discretion. When my great Aunt died I asked for the day off for the funeral (omitting the 'great') and was granted it as paid compassionate leave.

I second what someone else said (sorry I forget who it was) about looking through company policies. Then you can arm yourself with information.

 

[crabbie1]

I know in the nhs it is immediate family BUT I have found it depends on the individual line manager. When my nan died I had CL but when my grandad died I had to hv Annual leave. That was one occasion. I was annoyed about it so I spoke to the matron and took in the Death certificate and she gave me as CL as said I had provided proof where as she had know some staff have more gran and granddads than they had hot dinners.
So sorry for your loss and hope your manager will use their desecration

 

[Ware Bears]

Sorry for your loss