Adobe strives to ensure you have the support you need to care for yourself and your family during major life events. If a loved one passes away, Adobe will support you with time away from work to be with your family. Regular employees, interns, and Adobe-paid temporary workers are eligible to take up to 20 working days (at base salary), per calendar year, to help ease the emotional, financial, and logistical burdens felt during the loss of an eligible family member:

• Spouse/common law partner, parents, siblings, and children
• Spouse/common law partner’s parents, siblings, and children
• Grandparents
• Grandchildren
• Pregnancy loss (yours or your spouse/common law partner’s)
• Any family member as defined by local law or ordinance for whom statutory paid time off is provided locally for bereavement (refer to the Global Bereavement FAQ [PDF]).

This time off runs concurrently with any applicable statutory entitlements for bereavement leave. Employees may also qualify for other leaves of absence or time off under Adobe’s other policies. Should you need to take time off due to the loss of a non-eligible family member (those not listed above), you are encouraged to use other Adobe time-off programs.

You are eligible to take time off for bereavement starting on your first day with Adobe. The time off must be taken within 180 calendar days of the eligible family member’s death. It can be taken as one block or intermittently and needs to be in full-day increments. Bereavement can be coupled with other time-off benefits such as vacation, sick time, and sabbatical. Bereavement is not an accrued benefit and will not be cashed out if it is not used. There is no impact on your pay or benefits while on bereavement. In most cases, documents are not required unless requested by Adobe.

Speak with your manager about your need for bereavement. You will need to submit your bereavement time off either before you leave or upon your return through Workday > Time Off & Leave > Request Time Off. Alternatively, your manager or the Employee Resource Center (ERC) can submit the time off request on your behalf through Workday > Team Time Off > Enter Time Off.

For questions, please review the Global Bereavement FAQ [PDF] or submit a request via the Support Center.

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