Q: If there is a death in my family and I use the state bank, would the Company expect a death certificate during a Verification Period?
Technically nothing stops management currently from verifying bereavement – but they don’t, and we have no expectation this will change.
Additionally, we also have Bereavement Leave in Section 15 of our Contract which is different from using State Bank sick leave, and there is also extended bereavement. The State Bank allows bereavement for more individuals other than those covered under Section 15.
If you did want to use the State Bank for bereavement during a Verification Period, the absence would need to be more than three days for verification to be required. Again, we don’t anticipate that management would require verification for bereavement even in this instance.