Bereavement
Time to grieve and handle what follows a death.
Gracekeeps Leave
Support from the first day of leave to the first day back.
Leave guides employees through bereavement, caregiving, medical and parental leave with daily check-ins, the Leave specialist, one of our AI care specialists, and a plan for coming back. Employers only see totals.
Returning soon? Read returning to work after a loss.
Four kinds of leave
One program for the leaves life brings
Caregiving
Time to care for a family member who needs you.
Medical
Time to heal from an illness, injury or procedure.
Parental
Time with a new child by birth, adoption or foster care.
What is included
A steady guide through time away
A guided journey
Step by step from the first day to the return, shaped by the type of leave.
Daily check-ins
A moment each day to note how you are and what you need.
Trackers
Keep leave dates, paperwork and personal tasks in order.
Leave handbook
Plain answers about leave, pay and forms. When your employer adds its handbook, the Leave specialist uses it too.
Back-to-work checklist and plan
Plan your first weeks back, including what to discuss with your manager.
An AI care specialist
Ask the Leave specialist about FMLA, state paid leave, bereavement leave, pay and your return.
Wellness tools
Short breathing and reflection exercises for hard days.
Switch leave types, keep your history
If a caregiving leave becomes a bereavement leave, switch in a tap. Your notes and progress stay.
The journey
A leave, step by step
Every leave is different. The shape of the support stays steady.
Before leave
Get ready
Understand your options, dates and paperwork, and hand off work with a simple plan.
First day
Settle in
Your journey starts with what matters for your type of leave, and nothing more.
During leave
Check in at your own pace
Check-ins and trackers keep things in order, and an AI care specialist answers any time, day or night.
Before you return
Plan the way back
A back-to-work checklist and plan, including options like a gradual return if your employer offers one.
Back at work
Stay steady
Support continues through the first weeks back, which is often when it is needed most.
Coming back
A steady return, planned before the first day back.
Your back-to-work plan covers the talk with your manager, a gentler first week and what to do if you need more time. Daily check-ins help you see how you are doing.
Your employer sees program totals only. Your check-ins, notes, plan and conversations stay yours.
- A back-to-work plan you can print
- Ready-to-send letters for your manager and HR
- An AI care specialist to help you think it through
Privacy for employees
What employers see, and what they never see
Employees need to trust Leave before they will use it. So employers get useful, anonymous totals and nothing personal.
| Information | Visible to the employer |
|---|---|
| How many people are enrolled and active | Yes, as a total |
| How much each feature is used across the program | Yes, as a total |
| Satisfaction and return-to-work trends | Yes, anonymous and grouped |
| Whether a specific person uses Leave | Never |
| Check-ins, notes, trackers or conversations with AI care specialists | Never |
| Health, family or grief details | Never |
Totals are shown only for groups of at least 5 people, so no one can be singled out from a report.
Leave questions
For employees and HR teams
Will my employer know I am using Leave?
Not through Gracekeeps. Your employer sees totals across the whole program, never who is using it, what they share or what they ask.
What if my type of leave changes?
Switch leave types in the app. Your history, notes and progress come with you.
Does Leave decide whether my leave is approved?
No. Approval, pay and job protection come from your employer’s policies and the law where you work. Leave helps you understand them and stay organized.
How do employers measure results?
With anonymous reports on enrollment, feature use, satisfaction and return-to-work trends, only for groups of at least 5 people. We agree on the measures before launch.
Help your people leave well and return well.
See how Leave fits your policies, your benefits and your HR team.