A full time employee shall be granted time off with pay (not to be deducted from employee's sick leave) for the purpose of attending the funeral of a member of the employee's immediate family. The employee shall be entitled to three work days for each death in his immediate family. "Immediate family" means spouse, parents, step-parents, siblings, son, daughter, step child, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law or grandchildren. The employee is entitled to one work day for the death of grandparents. Additional funeral leave may be granted at the discretion of the department head with such additional days being deducted from the employee's sick leave days.
(Res. 1997-58. Passed 12-29-97.)
(Res. 1997-58. Passed 12-29-97.)