What happens when you…

have to attend a family member’s funeral?

Steps you need to take:

• Notify your supervisor.

Eligibility and Benefit Description (link to Administrative Handbook, Dean of College, and Union Contract)

The College provides paid leave for you to attend the funeral of an immediate family member. The length of time allowed for the funeral leave is normally three days, but may vary, as determined by your supervisor, depending on the distance you must travel and the amount of responsibility you must assume. The total leave cannot exceed five consecutive working days.

For purposes of this policy, your immediate family is defined to include the following: mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, spouse or same-sex domestic partner, sister, brother, child, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, or anyone related to you by blood who lives in the same home.

Other things to consider:

Please note there is a Confidential Employee Assistance Program available for you and your family. Contact Human Relations Services at 781-235-7454.

Note: This summary is designed to acquaint you with some of the features of the Wellesley College benefit plans and every attempt has been made to summarize these plans and policies accurately. However, this summary is not designed to serve as your sole reference for the details of these benefits. There is additional information for administrative staff available in the Administrative Handbook , for faculty in the Faculty Handbook on the Dean of the College website and for union employees in their collective bargaining agreement , as well as in the Human Resources Office. This summary does not constitute a contract for any benefit; Wellesley College reserves the right to modify or terminate any of its benefit plans.