Bereavement leave

mazwell

Is there any entitlement to bereavement leave. I checked with citizens information but their website doesn't have it

mr_cochise

There is no entitlement to force majeure leave following the death of a close family member.

recyclops

It's different for every company and days entitlement will usually depend on relationship with the deceased

mazwell

Thanks for the replies, it's not for me but someone in works granda died and I thought I'd seen before that it was 1 day entitlement for eg grandparents, aunts and 3 for parents, siblings. It was just for doing the wages

splinter65

recyclops wrote: »

It's different for every company and days entitlement will usually depend on relationship with the deceased

No employer is obliged to have a bereavement leave policy. Bereavement leave is no covered in Irish employment law. Force majeure doesn’t apply. You may have to take holidays or time at your own expense.

splinter65

mazwell wrote: »

Thanks for the replies, it's not for me but someone in works granda died and I thought I'd seen before that it was 1 day entitlement for eg grandparents, aunts and 3 for parents, siblings. It was just for doing the wages

If that’s in the company handbook or the employees contract then well and good, or even if it’s established custom and practice in that company but if not then, no, there’s no entitlement.

mazwell

splinter65 wrote: »

If that’s in the company handbook or the employees contract then well and good, or even if it’s established custom and practice in that company but if not then, no, there’s no entitlement.

No it's not in the contracts I just thought I'd read it somewhere. Thanks for the replies

These https://circulars.gov.ie/pdf/circular/per/2017/01.pdf are for the Civil Service but might give pointers to an employer:


1. This Circular is issued pursuant to the power contained in section 17 of the Civil Service Regulation Act 1956 (as amended).
2. The purpose of the Circular is to set out the revised provisions regarding special leave with pay which may be allowed to a civil servant in the event of the death of a relative. Such leave shall be called ‘bereavement leave’.

(a) Where there is the death of a spouse (including a cohabiting partner), child (including adopted children and children being cared for on the basis of 'in loco parentis') or any person in a relationship of domestic dependency, the amount of bereavement leave shall be twenty working days.

(b) Where there is the death of another immediate relative * the amount of bereavement leave shall be five working days.

(c) Where there is the death of an uncle, aunt, niece or nephew the amount of bereavement leave shall be one day. In exceptional circumstances, where the civil servant lived with the deceased at the time of their death, or has to take charge of funeral arrangements, this limit may be extended to five working days.
(d) In the event of a stillbirth or prenatal death of a child after twenty four weeks pregnancy, bereavement leave of ten days may be granted to (i) the father of the child, (ii) the spouse, civil partner or cohabitant, as the case may be, of the mother of the child, or (iii) a parent of the child under Section 5 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 where the child is a donor-conceived child within the meaning of Part 2 of that Act.
(e) In a case where a civil servant has to travel abroad to make funeral arrangements in respect of an immediate relative, special leave with pay in excess of the limits for bereavement leave may be granted at the discretion of the Local HR Unit, having consulted with the relevant manager.



* For the purposes of bereavement leave "immediate relative” means (a) father, step-father, mother, stepmother, brother, step-brother, half-brother, brother-in-law, sister, step-sister, half-sister, sister-in-law, fatherin-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandfather, grandmother or grandchild of an officer; (b) a similar immediate relative of a cohabiting partner

mazwell

Thanks for that its private sector so there's actually no entitlement

mazwell

mazwell wrote: »

Thanks for that its private sector so there's actually no entitlement

Every decent employer who wants to retain good staff relations, and/or even good staff, makes provision in these cases. The other kind of employers are still out there, unfortunately.

mazwell

Unfortunately that is very true. I'm not the employer btw just a minion!

argentum

I'm an employer and to be honest if someone's grandad died the least they could expect is a day and probably 2 to be honest.
If I don't make a fuss I find that production doesn't drop as other lads step up to cover so no one loses out