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 (CSUEU)	Five (5) days for an immediate family member.
Unit 3 (Faculty)	Five (5) days for each death of an immediate family member.
Unit 4 (APC)	Five (5) days with pay for each death of a significantly close person.
Unit 6 (SETC)	Five (5) days for each death of a significantly close relative, or immediate family member. Restrictions apply to hourly employees.
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 from home is required.
Unit 11 (UAW)	Two (2) days with pay for each death of an immediate family member, or three (3) days with pay if travel of over 500 miles is required.
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)	Not available to employees within this employee category.