Your organization is a manufacturing company with employees in the following provinces:
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- Prince Edward Island
- Saskatchewan
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 of employment and length of employment. Prepare a memo for the Human Resources Manager that responds to the following two points.
- List four specific items relating to bereavement leave that will have to be addressed in the policy to ensure compliance with the standards in each jurisdiction.
- What recommendations would you make to the Human Resources Manager on how to address each of the issues you have identified above in the policy? Please explain your reasoning.