Human Resources

Paid Time Off and Holiday Closures

Holiday

Ten university-designated holidays are granted each calendar year.

2024 Calendar Year

DateHoliday
January 1, 2024New Year’s Day
January 15, 2024Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
May 27, 2024Memorial Day
June 19, 2024Juneteenth Day
July 4, 2024Independence Day
July 5, 2024Floating Holiday
September 2, 2024Labor Day
November 28, 2024Thanksgiving Day
November 29, 2024Floating Holiday
December 23–24, 2024Additional University Holidays
December 25, 2024Christmas Day
December 26–31, 2024University Holidays
January 1, 2025New Year’s Day
The University will re-open Thursday, January 2, 2025.

Paid Time Off for Staff

Part-time staff working at least 23.25 hours per week receive pro-rated time-off benefits.

Vacation

The maximum amount of vacation an employee can maintain in his/her vacation bank is one and one-half times the annual accrual rate.

Non-Exempt Employees

During the first five years of employment, employees earn 10 days of vacation each year at the rate of 2.99 hours per pay period.
At the beginning of the sixth year of employment, an employee earns 15 days annually. One additional vacation day will be added to the employee's annual accrual during each of the eleventh through fifteenth year of employment, to a maximum accrual of 20 days per year after 15 years of employment.

Years of ServiceDays Accrued AnnuallyHours Accrued per Bi-Weekly Pay PeriodMaximum Accrual Amount
Thru the 5th year102.99116.25
6th thru 10th year154.48174.38
in the 11th year164.77186
in the 12th year175.07197.63
in the 13th year185.37209.25
in the 14th year195.67220.88
in the 15th year & beyond205.97232.5

Exempt Employees

During the first five years of employment, employees earn 15 days of vacation each year at the rate of 4.48 hours per pay period.
One additional vacation day will be added to the employee's annual accrual during each of the sixth through tenth years of employment, to a maximum accrual of 20 days per year after 10 years of employment.

Years of ServiceDays Accrued AnnuallyHours Accrued per Bi-Weekly Pay PeriodMaximum Accrual Amount
Thru the 5th year154.48174.38
in the 6th year164.77186
in the 7th year175.07197.63
in the 8th year185.37209.25
in the 9th year195.67220.88
in the 10th year & beyond205.97232.5

Sick

Use of sick leave is allowable for the employee's personal illness or injury that disables him/her from work, and may be used on a limited basis for qualifying family members. The employee earns 10 sick days per year at the rate of 2.99 hours per pay period. The maximum amount of sick time an employee can have is 142 days. Please see the policy for additional information.

Personal

Employees are provided up to two personal days each calendar year. These days may not be carried into the following calendar year. New employees hired between January 2 and May 31 are provided up to one personal day for the year during which they are hired. New employees hired after May 31 are ineligible for these days during the first calendar year of employment.

Accrual Balances

Vacation and sick accruals are posted in the Leave Details section of myIIT for those employees who earn paid vacation and sick time.

  • Access myIIT
  • Click on the Work tab
  • Click on Leave Details to find balances for vacation, sick and personal leave

Policies