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demoralisedofessex
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special leave for bereavement

Post by demoralisedofessex »

can anyone help, please - it's my uncle's funeral on Tuesday and obviously I will be going.
I assumed that as he was a blood relative I could get a day's paid leave to attend it, but my DOM says otherwise and that i've got to take it as unpaid leave.
Is there anyone on here who knows for sure what the rules are for Royal Mail employees?
Thanks!
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POSTMAN
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Re: special leave for bereavement

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BEREAVEMENT
If arranging a funeral up to one week with pay, which includes the bereavement, arranging the funeral and any other duties (This is for arranging funerals of next of kin or as an executor).
For the death of next of kin and blood relative, (spouse, civil partner, long standing unmarried relationship, child, parent, sibling) up to one week with pay (No additional week is allowed if the person is arranging the funeral).

For a more distant relative e.g. parent in law, grandparent, aunt, uncle- one day with pay.
Discretion for additional time off in exceptional circumstances where care of a dependant is involved, however where prolonged time off is required this might be without pay or from holiday entitlement.



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demoralisedofessex
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Re: special leave for bereavement

Post by demoralisedofessex »

Thank you! :Very Happy
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pyphon
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Re: special leave for bereavement

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deffo one day
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wendywad
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Re: special leave for bereavement

Post by wendywad »

demoralisedofessex wrote:can anyone help, please - it's my uncle's funeral on Tuesday and obviously I will be going.
I assumed that as he was a blood relative I could get a day's paid leave to attend it, but my DOM says otherwise and that i've got to take it as unpaid leave.
Is there anyone on here who knows for sure what the rules are for Royal Mail employees?
Thanks!
i lost my nephew in 2008 they wouldnt pay me for his funeral day, inthe end i went sick with stress and had 2 weeks off
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Throgg
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Re: special leave for bereavement

Post by Throgg »

Refused me the day off to go to my Dads funeral.

I went sick for 4 months with stress.

This is the same DOM who took 2 months special leave when his own parents died.
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sidewinder
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Re: special leave for bereavement

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Throgg wrote:Refused me the day off to go to my Dads funeral.

I went sick for 4 months with stress.

This is the same DOM who took 2 months special leave when his own parents died.
Must be the same or friend of my old dim. Same thing happened to me nearly to the post.
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