This policy applies to all University non-faculty employees who are not affiliated with a collective bargaining unit. Vacation days for eligible employees working on a full-time basis will accrue on the basis of continuous employment. A base date will be established for each employee. The base date for an employee hired on or before the 15th of the month will be the first of that month. The base date for an employee hired on or subsequent to the 16th of the month will be the first of the following month.
Vacation leave is earned in any period in which an employee is in an active pay status.
The vacation leave accrual rate will be adjusted based on length of service in the pay period following the employee's anniversary date. Maximum vacation leave is 20 days. Vacation leave is paid according to an employee's base hourly rate at the time the vacation leave is used. Employees shall not be paid cash in lieu of taking vacation leave. Vacation leave cannot be taken before it is accrued.