…mpletion.     Phased Retirement There is no payout or transfer of vacation leave, bonus leave or sick leave for faculty members entering the Phased Retirement Program. Faculty members forfeit remaining leave balances when entering phased retirement. However, once phased retirement begins, faculty members will earn pro-rata leave based on their half-time appointment status, and leave accrual will start anew. Faculty members may negotiate the use of…

…the How to Request Leave page on the HR at UNC website. Benefits while on leave Paid leave has no effect on a faculty member’s benefits. If a faculty member is placed on unpaid leave, payroll deductions for benefit premiums and retirement contributions will stop. You have 30 days from the date you go on unpaid leave to cancel your benefits or set up monthly payment for benefit premiums through the University’s Leave Desk Billing process. If you w…

…ctivities for non-profit organizations. Learn More about Community Service Leave Leaves of Absence The University makes available a variety of leave programs for employees including: Bonus Leave policy | Bonus Leave & Special Bonus Leave information page Civil Leave Community Service Leave Educational Leave Faculty leaves Family & Medical Leave (FMLA) FMLA Military Caregiver/Qualifying Exigency Leave Family Illness Leave Leave Without Pay Paid Par…

…scheduled for a period of leave (voluntary shared leave, Family & Medical Leave, leave without pay, etc.), and will not be able to use (or chooses not to use, if eligible) earned compensatory time off or other accrued paid time off due to expire during the absence, then all such paid time off must be paid out as its expiration date occurs. Note that the employee cannot use other available leave if s/he has any available PTO. See “Determining Time…

…leave without pay due to workers’ compensation will continue to earn sick leave. Leave Retention: Sick leave is accumulated indefinitely without maximum so long as the employee is a permanent SHRA employee. In addition, if an employee’s employment status is maintained through December 31 of a year, all vacation leave in excess of 240 hours must be converted to sick leave, effective January 1. Employees do not forfeit unused sick leave, except upo…

…s Illness Leave (FSIL) Eligible faculty members who earn sick and vacation leave and who need leave for family and medical leave related reasons must use paid serious illness before using accrued leave. The type of accrued leave an employee may use for family and medical leave related reasons depends on the reason for leave. For more information, see “Leave Charge Options” section on the Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA) policy. For more informati…

…ary EHRA non-faculty position in which they are no longer eligible to earn leave, the leave must be paid out. Movement From EHRA Non-Faculty To 12-Month Faculty Position Employee may elect either transfer or payout of available annual and bonus leave up to permitted maximums. Movement From EHRA Non-Faculty To 9-Month Faculty Position Nine-month faculty positions are non-leave earning and not eligible to accrue or use annual or bonus leave. Therefo…

…bed holidays given to employees subject to the State Personnel Act. Annual Leave Basic Leave Policy A full-time employee in a covered position shall be entitled to 24 days of annual leave per calendar year. The amount of annual leave is adjusted proportionately for covered employees in part-time positions who work half-time or more. Leave shall be earned on a monthly basis. The monthly earnings amount is equal to one-twelfth of the annual rate for…

…position, or one of like seniority, status and pay. Go to Policy Military Leave Leave shall be granted to eligible employees for certain periods of service in the uniformed services. No agent or employee of the State shall discriminate against any State employee or applicant for State employment because of their membership, application for membership, performance of service, application for service or obligation for service in the Uniformed Servi…