Practise the standard verbs for handling bereavement leave with care.
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Fill in: 'We ___ bereavement leave promptly the moment an employee reports a loss, rather than making them chase HR for an answer.'
We 'grant leave' — the standard, simple collocation for promptly authorizing bereavement leave. The other options are less idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'Making a grieving employee justify their loss in detail can ___ someone feeling interrogated at an already difficult moment.'
We say intrusive questioning will 'leave' someone feeling interrogated — the standard, natural collocation for the resulting distress. The other options aren't idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'We ___ eligible relationships clearly in the policy, rather than a narrow list that excludes losses people genuinely grieve.'
We 'define relationships' — the standard, simple collocation for stating who bereavement leave covers. The other options are less idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'We ___ leave requests with compassion rather than suspicion, rather than treating every claim as a potential attempt to game the system.'
We 'handle a request' — the standard, simple collocation for managing a bereavement leave application. The other options are less idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'We ___ in with the employee gently after their return, rather than assuming grief simply ends once bereavement leave is over.'
We 'check in' — the standard, simple collocation for following up supportively after a return. The other options aren't idiomatic here.