Compassionate Leave – All Regions

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B\&G Internal Policy No: HRGP0005

Version: 2.0

Release: 21 January 2013
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In a nutshell

The purpose of this policy is to establish the conditions under which an employee may become eligible for, and may proceed on Compassionate leave and ensure compliance with the relevant labour and other legislation.

This policy applies to all permanent employees of Bloom & Grow.

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Definition

Direct family member:– shall mean the Spouse, Children (including adopted children), Parents, Grandparents, Parents-in-law and siblings.

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Compassionate Leave

An employee is entitled to a maximum of three working days for compassionate leave upon satisfactory proof i.e. a medical or death certificate, being provided and should be submitted to the Country Manager and Human Resources Department for review and record.

Compassionate Leave may be taken in whole, or half – day blocks but not hourly.

This leave is not accumulative and is therefore not carried over to the next year and is not payable on leaving the service of the Company.

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Leave Application Procedure

An employee should notify his/her Line Manager in the event the compassionate leave is to be applied.

An Employee Leave Application should be applied at Calamari by selecting “Compassionate Leave” before the compassionate leave is taken.

In the event an employee needs to take compassionate leave following a holiday, the Employee Leave Application can be submitted after the employee resume to work.

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Complaints and Grievances

Employees who have concerns, problems or complaints relating to this policy and procedures should speak to their line manager. It is Bloom & Grow’s policy to try and resolve all issues informally in the first instance. If this is not possible all employees have the right to raise a formal grievance in line with the Bloom & Grow Grievance Procedures

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