Vacation Pay

Policy 5-301

• Employees are eligible if they are in a benefit-eligible position at 75% FTE or greater (expected to work 30 hours per week or more). Faculty with a 12-month contract and an FTE of 75% or greater are eligible. Vacation amounts are pro-rated if FTE is less than 100%.
• Non-exempt staff employees earn 8 hours per month* (at 100% FTE)
• Exempt staff employees earn 10 hours per month* (at 100% FTE)

*Vacation amounts for exempt and non-exempt staff employees increase every five years of service up to a maximum. For additional information on vacation accruals, see the Vacation Accrual Table

Sick Leave

Policy 5-200

• Employees in positions at 75% FTE or greater (30 hours per week or more).
• Employees accrue 8 hours per month (pro-rated if less than 100% FTE).
• Employees may take sick leave for their own illness or injury, or to care for an ill or injured grandparent, parent, spouse, domestic partner, sibling, child, or grandchild. In-laws, foster or step relatives in the relationships listed, including relatives of an employee's spouse or domestic partner, are also included, as well as someone for whom the employee is next of kin.

Paid Holidays for Benefited Staff

The University has a standard holiday schedule.  Each year it includes:

These holidays are unpaid days off for non-benefited staff.

Additional University Closure Days (UCD) are selected each year and vary.

Personal Preference Days

Policy 5-300

• Employees in positions at 50% FTE or greater (20 hours per week or more).
• Do not roll over to the next year and are not paid out when employment terminates.
• Two days per year pro-rated based on FTE, and for new hires, on benefit-eligible date:
  • Eligible on January 1: 2 days
  • Eligible January 2 through June 1: 1.5 days
  • Eligible June 2 through November 1: 1 day

Funeral Leave

Policy 5-201

• Employees in positions at 75% FTE or greater (30 hours per week or more).
• Up to three working days, to extent responsible officer deems reasonable and necessary.
• Available in the event of death of a parent, spouse, domestic partner, child, sibling, parent-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent, or grandchild (including any family members with a "step-" relationship).