bereavement leave

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15:04 Nov 26, 2009
English to Danish translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources
English term or phrase: bereavement leave
Definition from Redgoldfish:
A small amount of paid leave included in some awards and agreements that allows an employee to take time off work on the occasion of the death of their spouse, defacto partner or a close relative.

Example sentence(s):
  • In addition to the stipulated entitlement to a number of days bereavement leave, all employees can take additional unpaid bereavement leave if they require extra reasonable time to travel to and from the funeral or other ceremony for the death of a member of their immediate family or household. Queensland Government Gateway
  • Bereavement leave covers only scheduled working days. For example, if a member of an employee’s immediate family dies on a Friday, and the employee’s regular days off were Saturday and Sunday, bereavement leave would only apply to the Monday. HR and Skill Developments Canada
  • Bereavement leave is paid on a regular, straight-time basis and is not counted as time worked when computing overtime. The University of Chicago
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4tjenestefrihed med løn ved dødsfald i den nærmeste familie
Mette Melchior


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tjenestefrihed med løn ved dødsfald i den nærmeste familie


Definition from own experience or research:
betalte fridage i forbindelse med dødsfald i den nærmeste famile

Example sentence(s):
  • Der gives mulighed for tjenestefrihed med løn på grund af følgende forhold: ... 2 Dødsfald i nærmeste familie: Ægtefælle, børn, forældre, søskende, bedsteforældre og svigerforældre. - Læsø Kommune  
  • Såfremt der er mere alvorlig sygdom eller andet i nærmeste familie/vennekreds, som kræver ens tilstedeværelse, er reglerne på LIFE meget lidt eksplicitte. Man kan få op til fire dages frihed med løn, hvis dødsfaldet er i den allernærmeste familie afhængig af, hvor familien bor. - Københavns Universitet  
  • Blandt andet er alle sikret en maksimal fem dages arbejdsuge, seks ugers ferie til samtlige ansatte, og betalt frihed i forbindelse med dødsfald i nærmeste familie. - Business.dk  

Explanation:
også "frihed med løn" og "tjenestefri med løn"
Mette Melchior
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