Your organization is a manufacturing company with employees in the following jurisdictions:
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- Saskatchewan
- Yukon
The organization is planning to implement a company-wide policy with respect to bereavement leave that provides the same benefits to all employees, regardless of their province/territory of employment or their length of employment. Prepare a memo to Carol George, the Human Resources Manager, that responds to the following two points.
- Identify four specific items relating to bereavement leave that will have to be addressed in the policy to ensure compliance with the employment/labour standards in each jurisdiction.
- Provide your recommendations to Ms. George on how to address each of the above items in the policy to provide the employees with the best benefit. Please explain your reasoning.