conpassionate leave

[cazzrob]

Hi there, hope someone can advise me. My dear dad in law died last Wednesday, and his funeral is coming up on Friday 1st. I am rota'd to work that day and my boss said i will have to take annual leave for this. What is my entitlement to compassionate leave?
Thanx in advance.

[puzzled54]

Should think it depends on the company you work for.
But, also depending on who you work for, you should be able to take off up to a week without a doctors note for stress.

[bednobs]

there is no such thing as an entitlement to compassionate leave in employment law, it depends on what your work policy is

[carmalee]

maybe better not to add to your stress justnow and take annual leave.

[factor-fiction]

Sorry about your loss, cazzrobb.
I agree with the answers given above.
Some companies would allow paid leave but some don't for in-laws.
Could you swap days with someone?
I had to take a half day unpaid leave in these circumstances

[cazzrob]

Thank you everyone, I have managed to swap with someone now, its a bit rich as I work for an equal opportunities company and management had 2 weeks CL plus 2 weeks sick leave for his loss recently, but all sorted now. Thank you all again.x.

[joko]

i thought compassionate leave was exactly that...given through compassion...not entitlement...

[boxtops]

I work in the NHS and we are allowed 6 days' leave per year for compassionate reasons. Very different from when I worked in the private sector when my dad died, he lived many miles away so I had to have time off work for all the necessities and the funeral - they gave me 2 days' compassionate leave and the rest was holiday.

Thinking of you cazzrob, glad you have managed to switch your shifts - you need to be there.

[kinell]

many years ago i worked in a company and a colleague took many days of 'compassionate leave' when i was there... to go fishing

he eventually got found out when it was noticed that his three grandmothers had died during one year