STANDARD BEREAVEMENT TIME CODE

the current or former guardian of the employee.the spouse of the employeeвЂ™s current or former foster child, current or former guardian, grandchild, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece.the nephew or niece of the employee or of the employeeвЂ™s spouse.an uncle or aunt of the employee or of the employeeвЂ™s spouse.a son-in-law or daughter-in-law of the employee or of the employeeвЂ™s spouse.a brother-in-law, step-brother-in-law, sister-in-law or step-sister-in-law of the employee.a grandchild or step-grandchild of the employee or of the employeeвЂ™s spouse.a grandparent or step-grandparent of the employee or of the employeeвЂ™s spouse.a brother, step-brother, sister, or step-sister of the employee.a current or former foster child of the employee.a child, step-child of the employee or the employeeвЂ™s spouse.a parent, step-parent or foster parent of the employee or the employeeвЂ™s spouse.the employeeвЂ™s spouse (including common-law partner).

An employee may take compassionate leave to care for any of the following family members of the employee or their spouse: It can also be used for medical, dental, or other similar appointments.Д®mployee may take up to 28 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a seriously ill family member who has a high risk of dying within 26 weeks.Д®mployees must be employed for at least three months with the same employer.

This leave may be used to care for an ill parent, child, or family member.

Employees are entitled to 3 days unpaid Sick or Family Responsibility Leave in a year.

An employer shall not dismiss an employee or give a notice of dismissal to an employee because he/she is off on Bereavement Leave.

An employee is entitled to an unpaid leave of absence of up to, at the employeeвЂ™s option, five consecutive working days.

Upon return to work, the employee should be placed in the same or similar position with the same duties, benefits and wages they had prior to Parental Leave.Д«ereavement Leave must be provided in the event of the death of a spouse, parent, guardian, child, ward, grandparent, grandchild, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law or brother in-law.

The employee loses this right if the leave is not taken within 18 months after the child arrives in the home.

If an employee is taking parental leave but not pregnancy leave the employee can take up to 77 weeks leave in the time after the child is born or arrives home.

An employee who has been employed with the same employer for at least one year and who becomes a parent as a result of the birth of a child or through adoption would qualify for parental leave. Parental leave often follows maternity leave, but can be taken by either the mother or father.

Upon return to work, the employee should be placed in the same or similar position with the same duties, benefits and wages they had prior to Pregnancy Leave.

An employee does not earn vacation leave while they are on pregnancy leave.

If an employee is taking both pregnancy and parental leaves, she must take them one right after the other and not go back to work between the two leaves.

Pregnancy Leave may start no earlier thanВ 16 weeks before the expected birth date.

However, Employment Insurance may be available to employees who take these leaves.

STANDARD BEREAVEMENT TIME CODE

Pregnancy leave is an unpaid leave from work under the Labour Standards Code that can last up toВ 16 weeks.

This leave is often followed immediately by parental leave.

To take pregnancy or parental leave, an employee must give the employer at least four weeksвЂ™ notice of both the date on which leave will start and, if the employee plans to return early, the planned date of return to work. In order to qualify for pregnancy leave, a pregnant employee must have been employed with the same employer for at least one year. Listed here are the most common types of leave from work and what your responsibilities to your employees are as an employer. Some leaves require an employee to have worked for a specified period of time to qualify for leave. Some of these leaves are unpaid and some are paid. The Nova Scotia Labour Standards Code requires employers to grant periods of leave.

Standard bereavement time