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RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE CITY OF JONESBORO EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK CONCERNING BEREAVEMENT LEAVE
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, THAT THE CITY OF JONESBORO EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS WITH REGARD TO TIME OFF FROM WORK AS A BEREAVEMENT PERIOD IN THE EVENT OF THE DEATH OF A MEMBER OF THE EMPLOYEE’S IMMEDIATE FAMILY, OR TIME OFF TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL OF A FELLOW EMPLOYEE
The Immediate Family shall mean one of the following: husband, wife, child, step-child, parent, brother, half-brother, sister, half-sister, grandparent, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, step-parents and properly established foster parents. In the case of step-parents, employee must have lived in the same household with step-parents. In the case of foster parents, employee must have lived in the household of such foster parent in the relationship of parent and child.
This policy is applicable to all full-time employees only and does not include civil service personnel.
It is the policy of the City of Jonesboro to provide employees with a limited amount of time off from work with pay (full-time employees) or without pay (part-time employees) in the event of a death in the employee’s immediate family, or to attend the funeral of a fellow employee.
An employee shall be granted three (3) working days off per calendar year, with pay at the time of a death in the employee’s immediate family. If the day is not used, it is not accumulative and must be specifically used for the funeral of the death of a member of the immediate family. The employee shall give his/her supervisor prompt notice of the death and his/her desire to be granted time off. Time off for death in family will begin immediately upon an employee’s release from their work assignment.
There will be no loss of accrued sick leave days or vacation days during the time off for death in the immediate family.
Proof of the relationship may be investigated if evidence of abuse exists.
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