Leave for Classified Staff
Annual Leave (Vacation Time)
All full-time classified staff receive paid annual leave that can be taken for
any purpose. A supervisor may deny a request for leave at a specific time
based on business necessity. Annual leave accrues at the end of each pay
period (the 9th or 24th of each month). An employee must work an entire pay
period or be on paid leave to be eligible to accrue annual leave. Refer to
chart below for accrual rates and leave carry-over maximums.
|
Years of
Service |
Accrual
Rate Per
Pay Period |
Total Hours
Accrued
per Year |
Maximum Leave
Carryover |
Maximum Leave
Payout |
| Less than 5 years |
4 hours |
96 hours
(12 days) |
192 hours
(24 days) |
192 hours
(24 days) |
| 5 years |
5 hours |
120 hours
(15 days) |
240 hours
(30 days) |
240 hours
(30 days) |
| 10 years |
6 hours |
144 hours
(18 days) |
288 hours
(36 days) |
288 hours
(36 days) |
| 15 years |
7 hours |
168 hours
(21 days) |
336 hours
(42 days) |
288 hours
(36 days) |
| 20 years |
8 hours |
192 hours
(24 days) |
384 hours
(48 days) |
336 hours
(42 days) |
| 25 years |
9 hours |
216 hours
(27 days) |
432 hours
(54 days) |
336 hours
(42 days) |
Traditional Sick Leave
Classified employees do not participate in VSDP accrue sick leave at the
rate of 5 hours per pay period. Sick leave accrues at the end of
each pay period (9th and 24th of each month). An employee must work
or be on paid leave for an entire pay period to accrue sick leave.
Sick leave may be used for personal illness or disability or for absences
due to medical appointments, or illness of an immediate family member.
Immediate family includes mother, father, children, spouse, sister,
brother, step-parents, step-children or any other blood relative living
within the household. Employees have access to 48 hours of
accrued sick leave to use for absences for the illness or death of an
immediate family member. Thirty-three percent of an employee's available
sick leave can be used to cover an FMLA absence for an eligible family
member.
Virginia Sickness and Disability Program (VSDP)
All full-time classified employees hired on or after January 1, 1999,
must enroll in VSDP. Under the program employees are provided
with sick leave and family and personal leave each calendar year.
The following reflects the rates for sick leave and family and
personal leave according to full-time state service:
|
| Sick leave for current full-time employees |
| Months of state service |
Leave hours/days |
| Less than 60 |
64 (8 workdays) |
| 60 - 119 |
72 (9 workdays) |
| 120 or more |
80 (10 workdays) |
|
| Sick leave for new full-time employees |
| Employment Begin date |
Leave hours/days |
| January 10 - July 9 |
64 (8 workdays) |
| July 10 - January 9 |
40 (5 workdays) |
|
| Family and personal leave for current full-time employees |
| Months of state service |
Leave hours/days |
| Less than 60 |
32 (4 workdays) |
| 120 or more |
40 (5 workdays) |
|
| Family and personal leave for new full-time employees |
| Employment Begin Date |
Family/personal leave hours/days |
| January 10 - July 9 |
32 (4 workdays) |
| July 10 - January 9 |
16 (2 workdays) |
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