8.6 Compassionate Leave
Compassionate leave with pay shall be given at the discretion of the employee’s supervisor, as follows:
Death of employee’s spouse, parent, sibling or child up to seven (7) working days
An employee may take up seven (7) days of compassionate leave per year. Unused compassionate leave may not be carried over to the next year. An application for compassionate leave must be made in writing to the supervisor and should be done at least with 24 hours’ notice where possible. If that is not possible, a retroactive application must be provided within one week following the event. The employee’s office director or supervisor may require appropriate proof to support a request for compassionate leave when in doubt. In the event of termination of employment or resignation for any reason, no payment will be made to the employee for any unused compassionate leave. Compassionate cannot be carried over into the new fiscal year.
8.7 Leave of Absence
Employees should request a leave of absence by submitting their application through their supervisor and the People Management department using the organization’s Human Resources software. Leaves of absence will be deducted from an employee’s length of service for the purposes of calculating annual leave and other benefits. The employee will not earn leave days during this period. If a leave of absence is requested for medical reasons, the employee must first use all accumulated sick and annual leave. Employees on leave of absence are not eligible to earn salary or benefits during their absence period.
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