Civil Service Rules Revised

The Board of Regents approved the revised Civil Service Rules. The changes include:

• Rule 11.5.13 – General Provisions for Sick Leave and Bereavement Leave
  • Employees working more than 50% are eligible for 3 days of paid bereavement leave upon the death of an immediate family member plus an additional discretionary leave of up to 2 days.
  • One (1) day of paid bereavement leave upon the death of other family members.
  • Reasonable paid discretionary bereavement leave upon the death of a University colleague.
    • An immediate family member is defined to include:
      • Employee’s spouse or domestic partner;
      • Employee’s biological, adoptive, step or foster child or ward
      • Employee’s parent or parental equivalent
      • Employee’s sibling
      • Employee’s loss of pregnancy (e.g. miscarriage, stillbirth)
      • Employee’s spouse/domestic partner’s biological, adoptive, step or foster child or ward
      • Employee’s spouse/domestic partner’s parent or parental equivalent
      • Employee’s spouse/domestic partner’s sibling
      • Employee’s spouse / domestic partner’s loss of pregnancy (e.g., miscarriage, stillbirth).
    • Employee’s other family member in this instance shall mean:
      • Employee’s or employee’s spouse/domestic partner’s children-in-law (or equivalent)
      • Employee’s grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and first cousins of the employee.

The updated document can also be found on the OHR website via this path: HR Community > Employee Relations > Labor and Civil Service. Visitors must be signed in to view the document.