Requests for Compassionate leave

[MarillionFan]

Don't let Zippy or Norrahe hear you say that!

It's the Guinea pigs that are truly evil.

[PRC1964]

It's the Guinea pigs that are truly tasty.

A few (about 15) years ago I wrote a system for employees to check in/out at work. At the client's request it had an option to give a reason for absence to be filled in by the manager. It included options for "Grandmother died", "Other Grandmother died" and "Yet another Grandmother died".

[TheFaQQer]

It's the Guinea pigs that are truly evil.

Safe - she's not been around for a couple of weeks

[Troll]

I must admit the guy with the son in law who had terminal cancer would have been OK to go home in my book.

Russ - you have to learn to read the specifications better..
Daughters boyfriend, not son in law

[d000hg]

I must admit the guy with the son in law who had terminal cancer would have been OK to go home in my book.

It wasn't the son-in-law, just the guy who was doing his daughter.

[northernladuk]

Am not getting this? Why would a contractor need compassionate leave? They go when they want (with agreement from client ofc) and don't get paid for it?
Why would they expect to get paid for not working?

Or is this just a troll post for some humour and jolly japes in General and has no factual content whatsoever which has completely passed me by??

[Troll]

It wasn't the son-in-law, just the guy who was doing his daughter.

To be fair... he had been doing the daughter for some time

[SueEllen]

To be fair... he had been doing the daughter for some time

They may get married now so he will be the son-in-law.

[d000hg]

They may get married now so he will be the son-in-law.

Get married only after finding one is about to die? Bizarre. Or a rather gruesome ploy to get in the will.

[NotAllThere]

No - it's normal. Spouses have rights that girlfriends/boyfriends don't.