Leave for family reasons
This type of leave relates to serious illness and death within the closest family.
The Villkorsavtal/ Villkorsavtal-T states that an employee may be granted leave with pay for “the necessary time, no more than ten working days per calendar year”.
“The necessary time” can vary from case to case. However, Uppsala University works on the principle that leave with pay is granted for each of the occasions listed in Villkorsavtal/ Villkorsavtal-T, 9 Ch, 2 §. This means that full wages are paid for one day in direct connection with the death of the relative, one day for funeral, one day for entombment, one day for estate inventory and one day for the division of inheritance. In addition, leave with pay is granted for the necessary travel time.
The head of department/equivalent may grant leave without pay for a longer time than stated above. The application for the leave of absence must contain information on the reason for leave and the relationship to the person concerned as well as whether time for travel has been needed.
The closest family includes husband/wife, child, son- and daughter-in-law, grandchild, parents, grandparents, parents-in-law, siblings and – concerning funerals - aunt, uncle, cousin, brother- and sister-in-law as well as niece and nephew. For serious cases of illness within the closest family, leave with pay may be granted for one day. “Serious illness” normally denotes life-threatening conditions of illness or emergency illnesses that demands assistance by the employee. Another alternative is to apply for benefit Benefit for care of closely related persons [närståendepenning] from Försäkringskassan.
Exceptions from the basic principles above can be made under special circumstances. Decisions about such exceptions can only be made after consulting the HR division.
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