# How common is funeral leave for a grandparent's death? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 9, 2010, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-funeral-leave-for-a-grandparents-death/531790 "2010-03-09T01:21:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-funeral-leave-for-a-grandparents-death/531790/21 "2010-03-09T17:29:53Z")
In my experience once you get to the grandparent level, it does start to become more dependent on the discretion of the company. It’s also been my experience that a good employee who hasn’t abused time off is likely to get funeral leave for just about anyone you ask for. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-funeral-leave-for-a-grandparents-death/531790/22 "2010-03-09T17:40:41Z")
My company has the following policy: Up to three days of paid leave (provided the employee is already scheduled to work any of those three days) for the death of “a spouse, brother, sister, parent, grandparent, grandchild, parent-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, step-parent, stepchild, step-brother, step-sister, step-grandparent, step-grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, or dependent member of household.” There is also a certain amount of manager discretion – for example, when I had to travel out of state for my grandmother’s funeral, my boss approved an extra day. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-funeral-leave-for-a-grandparents-death/531790.md?page=1)