Approved Leave
New, eligible employees in full-time status will receive 9.33 hours of vacation leave each month (prorated for part-time status). As your length of service increases, the amount of leave you earn increases. The chart below shows the leave rates for eligible employees in full-time status.
Years of Service | Time Granted Per Month | Per Year |
Less than 5 | 9.33 hours | 14 days |
5 but less than 10 | 11.33 hours | 17 days |
10 but less than 15 | 13.33 hours | 20 days |
15 but less than 20 | 15.33 hours | 23 days |
20 or more | 17.33 hours | 26 days |
Vacation leave may be used for:
- Vacation
- Other periods of absence for personal reasons
- Absences due to adverse weather conditions
- Personal illness (in lieu of sick leave)
- Illness in the immediate family
- Time lost due to late reporting; however, deductions should be made from the employee's pay where excessive tardiness or absenteeism occurs
- Donations to an employee who is an approved Voluntary Shared Leave recipient
