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Funeral

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
grchpo
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Funeral

Post by grchpo »

Should you get paid for sister-in-laws funeral?
Frankie15
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Re: Funeral

Post by Frankie15 »

Should we? Yes. Would we? Probably No. Leave regarding a death in the family is immediate family only. So that is Mother, Father, Son, Daughter or Brother, Sister or Grandparents. I think it basically comes down to your managers discretion
GoingRoundTheBend
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Re: Funeral

Post by GoingRoundTheBend »

I know when my nan passed my so called manager at the time tried to get me to swap my rest day! Bunch of heartless a holes.
Hopefully your manager will be more accommodating
beanmuncha
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Re: Funeral

Post by beanmuncha »

Bereavement
It is an upsetting time when an employee loses someone close to them, so managers should try to give them time to deal with the loss. Employees should be allowed reasonable time off when experiencing a bereavement. The amount of time required will vary depending on the employee’s relationship with the person who has died and the circumstances of the bereavement:
• Up to one week with pay should be allowed for the death of immediate family, e.g. next of kin or a blood relative (spouse, civil partner, child, parent, or sibling)
• One day with pay for parent-in-law or grandparent (or equivalent in a civil partnership or long-standing unmarried relationship). This is usually to attend the funeral
• For other family or friends, any time off granted would usually be unpaid or taken as annual holiday
Additional time off can be considered in exceptional circumstances where the care of a dependant is involved. Further time off may be without pay or taken from annual holiday entitlement.

from Other Time Off (Special Leave) Guide
aiden01
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Re: Funeral

Post by aiden01 »

grchpo wrote:
30 Dec 2022, 19:14
Should you get paid for sister-in-laws funeral?
More than likely a days leave taken .
Haditup
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Re: Funeral

Post by Haditup »

For some reason death of in laws are not deemed worthy of bereavement by RM even though you have probably known them for decades.
If you are personally struggling or need to support your family with bereavement then best to call your GP who will be a lot more understanding.
Belgium
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Re: Funeral

Post by Belgium »

I recently went to my sister in laws funeral, manager told me i could leave work to attend and then work the time back, compassionate they are not !!
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POSTMAN
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Re: Funeral

Post by POSTMAN »

I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
HTPostman
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Re: Funeral

Post by HTPostman »

GoingRoundTheBend wrote:
30 Dec 2022, 20:03
I know when my nan passed my so called manager at the time tried to get me to swap my rest day! Bunch of heartless a holes.
Hopefully your manager will be more accommodating
We’ve got a young girl here on a 4 day week (her 3 days off are fixed Weds/Thurs plus obviously Sun) told by a manager she had to swap her day off and work either Weds or Thurs as her grandads funeral was on the Tuesday. I told her to ask for that in writing. Not sure what came of it.
The day is gonna come when we’re all gonna have to testify.

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