bereavement leave

TO: Joann Martin
FROM: Mary Brown
DATE: October 31, 2015
RE: Bereavement leave
In response to the organization’s plan to implement a company-wide policy about the bereavement leave that provides the same benefits to all employees, I have researched on the field and come up with some ideas that would be of great help. Amongst the ideas, there also includes specific items that relate to the bereavement leave that will have to be addressed in the policy so as to ensure there exists compliance with the employment jurisdiction. I have researched in the following areas;
How close is the bereaved person to an employee(family member )
Leave duration
The leave qualification criteria
If the leave is paid for or unpaid
How close is the bereaved person to an employee?
Depending on the closeness of the dead person to an employee. A close family member, in this case, mother, father, husband or wife, a child should get instant leave.
Leave Duration
The duration of the leave should be based on the closeness of the dead person to an employee. The Manitoba is entitled to three-day length leave duration, a Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Labrador is also entitled to three days leave duration and Nova Scotia entitled to one day leave duration in certain cases.
The Leave Qualification Criteria
The Manitoba and the Newfoundland and Labrador should have worked in the organization for thirty days for them to qualify for leave. The Nova Scotia, on the other hand, has no qualifications for them to get the bereavement leave.

If the Leave is paid or unpaid
The Newfoundland and the Labrador get one paid day while both the Manitoba and the Nova Scotia get three unpaid days leave.
Recommendation
My recommendation to you is to implement the newfound and Labrador bereavement leave policy. My recommendation is as a result of the fact that our company’s wide policy does not change the definition of a family member and the day off as well. For the employees that have received employment for less than thirty days will still get the two unpaid days. Manitoba and Nova Scotia will get two unpaid days for the family member.
Conclusion
By implementing this, the company will offer the best policy company wide. I believe that the information I provide will be of great help.
Payroll Supervisor

References
www.gov.mb.ca Labour and Immigration
chapter 5 page68