Advice Please

[Pegman]

My Mum died today, I was with her at the time, I've rung in and said I wont be in until Monday, but a ccooleague has told me I should get a weeks compassionate.

Does anyone know if this is correct, and is it paid, because as a PT I cannot afford to take time off in reality.

[POSTMAN]

Sorry to hear that Peg,yes you get a week and it's paid.
You also get time off if you are involved in funeral arrangements.

Best wishes mate.

[wiganpostie]

Sorry for your loss. As for leave I don't know the answer, but it just shows you the sorry state this company is in when you are having to worry about leave & payment at a time like this.

[Pegman]

Sorry to hear that Peg,yes you get a week and it's paid.
You also get time off if you are involved in funeral arrangements.

Best wishes mate.

Thanks Postie

[BELIAL]

Condolences brother. A time to step back and re-assess all our values

[feduppostie]

postman is right

my deepest sympathy for your loss

[TrueBlueTerrier]

My thoughts are with you Pegman

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Bereavement:
The special leave policy allows for up to one week with pay for the death of next of kin and blood relative, (spouse or civil partner, child, parent, sibling) and one day with pay for parent in law (or the equivalent in a civil partnership or longstanding unmarried relationship), or grandparent.

Discretion for additional time off with pay may be granted in exceptional circumstances. If the circumstances are not exceptional, any additional time off granted will be unpaid, or taken as annual leave.

Discretion for time off with pay, in circumstances where the relationship to the deceased is not covered by the above, may be granted if the circumstances are ‘truly’ exceptional.
If the circumstances are not ‘truly’ exceptional, any time off granted will be unpaid, or taken as annual leave.
Note that under the Employment Rights Act 1996 s57A, an employee has the right to take unpaid time off upon the death of a dependant to make any necessary arrangements only. The purpose of this leave is to make funeral arrangements etc and this does not give the employee a statutory right to take more than a few days off following the death of a dependant.

[itllnottouchyou]

sorry to hear about your loss.

[viking]

So sorry to hear of your loss, just remember RM is just about "pieces of paper". In the bigger scheme of things it is totally unimportant, so do what you feel is more important to you to help you at this sad time.

[Pegman]

Thanks to you all for your condolences.

Only one person from my office has expressed theirs .... and it wasn't a manager