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 hrs. |
14 days |
5 but less than 10 |
11.33 hrs. |
17 days |
10 but less than 15 |
13.33 hrs. |
20 days |
15 but less than 20 |
15.33 hrs. |
23 days |
20 or more |
17.33 hrs. |
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.
