Bereavement Leave

Exempt and non-exempt staff are eligible for Bereavement Leave. An excused paid absence of up to three days for missed work time will be granted for purposes of arranging and attending the funeral and resolving personal concerns regarding a death in the immediate family. For this policy, immediate family is defined as children, stepchildren, grandchildren, spouse, same-sex partner, parent, stepparent, parent-in-law, grandparent, brother, sister, stepbrother, and stepsister. The University will also grant up to one day of missed work time for attending the funeral of a relative beyond the definition of immediate family. CPL or vacation time may be used as additional paid time off to address a death in the family beyond the benefits described above. Any request for additional time off must be approved by the supervisor.

Questions regarding this policy should be directed to your designated HR representative.

This page is designed to summarize the University of Hartford's Bereavement/Funeral Leave Policy. It is not intended to be all inclusive. Where there are differences between the provisions of this website and more specific statements contained in University files (such as plan documents), those statements shall control.