Paid Funeral/Bereavement Leave

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Paid funeral/bereavement leave is provided to eligible employees. The amount of paid days received is based on employee category/collective bargaining identifier.

The chart below provides summary information. For more information regarding Bereavement/Funeral Leave, including definition of immediate family and/or close relatives, please refer to the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement and Technical Letters .

Employee Category/Collective Bargaining Identifier	Number of Paid Days and Guidelines
Unit 1 (Physicians)	Five (5) days for each death of a significantly close relative.
Units 2, 5, 7, 9 (CSEA)	Five (5) days for each death of a significantly close relative or immediate family member.
Unit 3 (Faculty)	Two (2) days for each death of an immediate family member, or three (3) days if travel of five hundred (500) miles or more is required.
Unit 4 (APC)	For each death of a significantly close person (see CBA for definition), the employee shall be granted up to five (5) days leave with pay.
Unit 6 (SETC)	Five (5) days for each death of a significantly close relative or an immediate family member.
Unit 8 (SUPA)	Two (2) days for each death of a significantly close person, three (3) days if travel of over five hundred (500) miles roundtrip is required.
Unit 11 (UAW)	Not available to employees within this employee category.
Management Personnel Plan (MPP)	Five (5) days for each death of an immediate family member or significantly close relative.
Confidential (E99)	Five (5) days for each death of an immediate family member or significantly close relative.
Executive (M98)	Five (5) days for each death of an immediate family member or significantly close relative.
Excluded (E99, Police Officer Cadet only)	Two days for each death of an immediate family member.
Excluded (E99, including TAs)	Not available to employees within this employee category.