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Paid Leave

Eligible employees enjoy 13 paid holidays and closings and accrue vacation and sick days each year. Bereavement, court, military and personal leave also are available.

Holidays

All regular UT employees in active pay status qualify for holiday pay for the following eight days:

  1. New Year’s Day
  2. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  3. Friday before Easter
  4. Memorial Day
  5. Independence Day
  6. Labor Day
  7. Thanksgiving Day
  8. Christmas Day.
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE  HOLIDAYS POLICY

Administrative Closings

In addition to holidays, five days are designated as paid administrative closings, such as the Friday after Thanksgiving and during the week of Christmas.

ADMINISTRATIVE CLOSINGS POLICY

Annual Leave (Vacation)

Eligible regular employees earn between eight and 16 hours of annual leave a month and can accrue between 240 and 336 hours before excess hours roll to sick leave, depending on job type, percent of time worked and years of service. Eligibility and the rate of accrual for regular part-time employees is dependent upon hire date and percentage of time worked.

ANNUAL LEAVE POLICY

Sick Leave

Eligible regular full-time employees accrue 8 hours of sick leave a month. Eligibility and the rate of accrual for regular part-time employees is dependent upon hire date and percentage of time worked.

SICK LEAVE POLICY

Additional Leave Policies