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I am the HR of a website designing company. We have an employee who joined us in January of this year. Last week, we received news that his father passed away, and he had to go to his hometown. The question we have is whether this absence should be considered as paid leave or unpaid leave. Looking at the employee's excellent performance over the last two months, I believe this is a very genuine reason for him to take time off.
Kindly shed some light on this matter.
Regards,
Rupali Varma
From United States, Cambridge
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2I am the HR of a website designing company. We have an employee who joined us in January of this year. Last week, we received news that his father passed away, and he had to go to his hometown. The question we have is whether this absence should be considered as paid leave or unpaid leave. Looking at the employee's excellent performance over the last two months, I believe this is a very genuine reason for him to take time off.
Kindly shed some light on this matter.
Regards,
Rupali Varma
From United States, Cambridge
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Most of the IT companies have Bereavement leave Policy . Employees will get 3 days paid leave, provided if u have such policy in ur company. Regards Dasa
From India, Bangalore
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From India, Bangalore
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To my knowledge, it is based on the company's policy. If the person's leave is manageable with some alternatives and he is in a different town, then the company may give paid leave based on his performance. It is purely based on the company's policy. These types of leaves we can't avoid.
From India, Madras
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From India, Madras
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Rupali,
Bereavement is bereavement. It has nothing to do with performance. Keep this in mind; you cannot distinguish based on performance. It is never desirable to have any such policy as Bereavement Leave Policy.
You have two options:
1. Sanction leave on loss of pay
2. Sanction advance leave. You can have a leave policy to sanction advance leave from the leave that will be credited next year. This must be applicable only for the death of father/mother/spouse. Otherwise, you will get requests for all deaths. This policy works. It must be sanctioned jointly by the Functional Head and HR Head.
Siva
From India, Chennai
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Bereavement is bereavement. It has nothing to do with performance. Keep this in mind; you cannot distinguish based on performance. It is never desirable to have any such policy as Bereavement Leave Policy.
You have two options:
1. Sanction leave on loss of pay
2. Sanction advance leave. You can have a leave policy to sanction advance leave from the leave that will be credited next year. This must be applicable only for the death of father/mother/spouse. Otherwise, you will get requests for all deaths. This policy works. It must be sanctioned jointly by the Functional Head and HR Head.
Siva
From India, Chennai
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