UW-L Vacation Policy and Guidelines Faculty and academic staff members who hold an annual appointment and are participants in the Wisconsin Retirement System are eligible for paid vacation. Academic year pay basis employees do not accrue paid vacation entitlement. Procedures for reporting vacation are the same as sick leave . Employees and their supervisors must sign all leave reports. Leave reports should be submitted to the employee's supervisor for signature by the 5th of each month and forwarded to Human Resources by the 10th of the month.
Supervisors are responsible for ensuring the information on the leave report is accurate.
The leave report in Human Resources is the official permanent record of paid time. Vacation may be anticipated for the fiscal year. Any termination will require an adjustment in the final salary check if vacation taken exceeds the vacation earned. Every annual appointee is encouraged to use vacation time each year. Employees, with annual pay basis appointments, who have completed 25 years of service prior to the beginning of the fiscal year may exchange up to 40 hours of paid annual leave for a cash payment.