Statutory minimum paid bereavement leave for employees (days, national legislation)

This statistic measures the minimum number of paid days off that employees are legally entitled to take when a close family member dies (bereavement/compassionate leave). Unlike annual leave or sick leave, bereavement leave is a targeted protection that reflects how labour laws recognize family responsibilities and allow workers time to grieve and manage funeral and administrative obligations.

Values differ widely: many countries have no specific statutory paid bereavement leave (leaving it to collective agreements or employer policy), while others mandate several paid days. Where the law differentiates by relationship (e.g., spouse/child vs. extended family) or by tenure, this dataset uses the most commonly specified minimum for the death of an immediate family member in general national legislation.