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I don't think it should be anyone's business. He deserves that time off.
It’s your company. If anything, it shows you have a heart. As CR1 stated, it’s no one’s business.
This as well. It shows that you're an empathetic boss. Most people wish to have a boss as caring as this.
It’s the why would you do it for this employee and not another employee. Think if your lowest paid employee had requested the same would you consider this?
Expanding your bereavement time for all employees for spouse or child would be an employee benefit to advertise.
I wouldn’t necessarily advertise it. By the sounds of it, this is a small company, so probably not big enough for employees to qualify for FMLA. I think it’s definitely a benefit that employees should be offered in such times though. I’m from the UK and we get 3 days official time off for death of an immediate family member, but both times my company (different companies) told me to take as much time as I needed. No questions asked. That makes all the difference.
No one's business but yours. You're a good boss OP.
This is how businesses should be run. Your employees are you most valuable asset and you just proved that by having compassion. Great job !
No issues with this,as other have pointed out you need to ensure such considerations are given to other employees too on a case by case basis..how many employees do you have?
Today I found out my friend who had to burry her father took a 6 week unpaid leave. She works at a very big company. She was told she didn’t give a lot of notice (she herself had just been told he doesn’t have much time and she had to take him back home) and when she comes back she will have her job but can theoretically be fired after one day. Thank you for being a normal human being.
You are a good boss OP. Also though (not trying to be snarky) have you heard of FMLA?
Formulate standard business, operating procedure. Incorporate HR policy.
There can be 5 to 10% variance around it but not more than that….eg if during a demise of an immediate family family member the HR Policy says 10 days leave, you may extend it from 10 to 15, but not more than that.
You have a business to and need people to work plus it will also help them to come out of the grief state.
You are a reason I wish FMLA would extend to bereavement leave.
The world has changed a lot in 15 years. Back in the day things were simpler. You patted someone on the back, said "sorry for your loss" and sent them back to the grindstone with a box of tissues. But thank goodness we're evolving!