Everyone needs time off occasionally to rest and recharge. It is necessary for you to become familiar with your departmental protocols for requesting leave. It is your responsibility to communicate and ensure that this time away is approved by your manager/time approver.
Paid Annual Leave
A benefits-eligible, twelve-month employee, who is active for 15 days within a month, is eligible for paid annual leave. Leave accruals are pro-rated based on full time equivalency (FTE). Annual leave is accrued based on the initial employment date of an employee. A new hire must be employed on or before the fifteenth of a month to qualify for accrual of annual leave for that month.
For monthly employees, the accruals are granted on the last day of the month but are available for use beginning the first of the following month.
For biweekly employees, leave accruals are granted during the pay period that contains the last day of the month but are available for use at any point within that pay period.
There is a 360 hour/45 day cap on annual leave. Any amount of annual leave that exceeds 360 hours on December 31 will be lost. More information about accrual rates can be found below.