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SECTION 3.6
POLICIES & PROCEDURES
Time off for dependants, bereavement
and compassionate leave
EMERGENCY TIME OFF FOR DEPENDANTS
You are entitled to take a reasonable amount of unpaid time off during
working hours in order to take action necessary:
• To help when a dependant falls ill, gives birth or is injured;
• To make arrangements for the provision of care for a dependant who is ill
or injured;
• When a dependant dies;
• To cope with the unexpected breakdown of arrangements for caring for a
dependant;
Time off for dependants,
bereavement, and
compassionate leave
• If an unexpected incident occurs at school to a dependant child.
The right only applies if you tell your Head of Department, as soon as
reasonably practical, why you are absent and how long the absence is
likely to last. In most cases, one or two days are the most that will be
needed to deal with such an emergency. A dependant is defined as your
parent, wife, husband or child or someone who lives in the same
household as part of the family.
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BEREAVEMENT AND COMPASSIONATE LEAVE
You will be granted compassionate leave in circumstances and on terms
decided upon by your Supervising College Officer at his or her
discretion. Leave will normally be for up to, but not exceeding, three
days on the death of an immediate relative, by which we usually mean a
partner, parent, child, or sibling (including by marriage or adoption).
A period of compassionate leave may be further extended at the
discretion of the Bursar depending on individual circumstances.
There may be other occasions when you require time off for other
circumstances not included in the above, e.g. a domestic incident. You
should discuss your circumstances with your Supervising College Officer.