eCircular

Department: P&HRD
Sl.No.: 1135/2017 - 18
Circular No.: CDO/P^HRD-PM/75/2017 - 18
Date: Thu 28 Dec 2017

All Branches / Offices of

State Bank of India.

Madam / Dear Sir,

STAFF: MISCELLANEOUS
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE

Our Bank has been pioneer in adopting best HR practices. Employees in the Bank
are eligible for leave of various kinds as per Service Rule/ Condition. In this context,
provision for Bereavement Leave for employees, has been engaging our
attention. Accordingly, to retain and improve our position as one of the best
organization to work for, it has been decided by the competent authority, to
introduce special leave in the form of “Bereavement Leave”.
2. Bereavement Leave is a paid leave granted to an employee on loss of family
member. This kind of leave allows employees to spend time with their families in
their hour of crisis and grief. On death of an immediate relative an employee is
required to make arrangements for and attend the funeral and other rituals. The
employee also needs some time to cope with the loss of a family member.
3. The salient features of the “Bereavement Leave” would be as under:
I. The “Bereavement Leave” will be extended on the demise of a family
member of the employee. For the purpose of the Bereavement Leave, the
expression ‘family’ of an employee shall be limited to following members,
irrespective of being dependent or not:
i. Spouse of the employee
ii. Children of the employee
iii. Parents of the employee and
iv. Parents-in-law of the employee
 II. This leave is proposed to be for a maximum period of ‘Seven Days’ at each
instance. Intervening holidays will form part of the Bereavement Leave.
III. The entire period of Bereavement Leave will have to be completed ‘at a
Single Instance’ ‘within a maximum period of Fifteen Days’ from the date
of demise of family member.
IV. The leave, if not taken within the stipulated period, will lapse. There will not
be any provision for carry over or extension of leave beyond the period
stipulated above.
V. It will be available to all categories of Permanent Employees/ Officers/
Permanent Part Time Medical Officers. Employees on contract basis will also
be covered.
VI. Competent Authority to sanction Bereavement Leave will be same as that
of granting Privilege Leave.
4. The contents of this circular should be brought to the notice of all concerned
for meticulous compliance.
Yours faithfully,

(PRASHANT KUMAR)
DY. MANAGING DIRECTOR &
CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER