Bereavement | Amazon worker 'fired' after spending extra hour with dying relative

Taking care of a dying relative is a distressing time for everyone particularly when you couple that with trying to juggle a job and getting paid at the same time.

While each employee will undoubtedly have their own way of dealing with grief, it is important for employers to give them the right support to help them through the difficult times and allow them the time off that they are entitled to in order to come to terms with the heartache.

Despite this, it has been alleged that Amazon recently fired a part-time worker for spending an hour more than her allocated time off to be with a dying relative – The Daily Mail reported.

The publication reported that the employee who has been referred to as Sandra, was in the throes of completing a night-time shift at a warehouse in Sacramento, when she received the news that a family member had been put on life support.