Bereavement leave available
Full-time employees are eligible for up to 40 hours of paid leave following the loss
of an Immediate Family Member and eight hours for the loss of a colleague (pro-rated
for less than full-time).
Eligible employees are those who are permanent, probationary or time-limited, and
either full time or part time with a schedule that is at least half-time.
In order to recognize employees who may have suffered loss of an immediate family
member or colleague as a result of Hurricane Helene, Bereavement Leave for loss of
an Immediate Family Member that occurred between Sept. 27 and Oct. 31, 2024 may be
retroactively applied to dates the employee was absent.
Bereavement Leave must be used within 180 days of the date of death (or discovery
of death if circumstances caused the discovery of the death to be significantly later
than the date of death). Bereavement Leave does not have to be used on consecutive
days and may be used as the employee needs, subject to approval by the supervisor.
Supervisors shall approve the use of Bereavement Leave following the loss of an Immediate
Family Member for the date requested if it involves attendance at a funeral, visitation,
or other memorial event.
For more information, see the Bereavement Leave Policy and FAQs on the Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) website.
Please contact Kemora Brownlee at brownleek@uncsa.edu for any questions.
Contact: Kemora Brownlee
Dec. 18, 2024