How to apply for a work permit due to death

The death of a family member is a bad drink that nobody wants to go through. However, it is important to know what our labor rights are regarding this loss. In this article, we show you how to apply for a work permit due to death .

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An employee is entitled to two days off at work for the death of a family member . This right is included in the Statute of Workers, therefore, the company can not refuse to acknowledge it.

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If in addition, due to this death, the worker must move from his city, the number of free days will increase to four.

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Although it is a right, the truth is that there are some requirements that we have to take into account. To begin with, the deceased relative must be at least a second degree, either by consanguinity or affinity.

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Thus, we would have first-degree relatives, such as mother and father, father-in-law and mother-in-law, son or daughter or daughter-in-law and son-in-law, or second-degree relatives such as grandfather or grandmother, brother or sister, brother-in-law or sister-in-law and grandchild or granddaughter. .

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The most important thing to request a work permit due to death is to notify the company of the death of our relative. For this, it is better to do it by email, fax or letter. There must always be a written record that we have indeed requested this permission. Otherwise, the company could say that we have left our jobs.

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In this document we must put our names, that of the company and specify the reason for the letter, that is, announce to the company that a relative of first or second degree has died.

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It is not common, but when we apply for a work permit due to death, companies have the right to demand proof of death . In this case, we must present a copy of the death certificate.

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Although it is a right that is included in the Workers' Statute, we must review our collective agreement, as these days may be extended depending on the work to which we dedicate ourselves.