Holiday
Ten university-designated holidays are granted each calendar year.
2024 Calendar Year
Date | Holiday |
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January 1, 2024 | New Year’s Day |
January 15, 2024 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
May 27, 2024 | Memorial Day |
June 19, 2024 | Juneteenth Day |
July 4, 2024 | Independence Day |
July 5, 2024 | Floating Holiday |
September 2, 2024 | Labor Day |
November 28, 2024 | Thanksgiving Day |
November 29, 2024 | Floating Holiday |
December 23–24, 2024 | Additional University Holidays |
December 25, 2024 | Christmas Day |
December 26–31, 2024 | University Holidays |
January 1, 2025 | New 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 Service | Days Accrued Annually | Hours Accrued per Bi-Weekly Pay Period | Maximum Accrual Amount |
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Thru the 5th year | 10 | 2.99 | 116.25 |
6th thru 10th year | 15 | 4.48 | 174.38 |
in the 11th year | 16 | 4.77 | 186 |
in the 12th year | 17 | 5.07 | 197.63 |
in the 13th year | 18 | 5.37 | 209.25 |
in the 14th year | 19 | 5.67 | 220.88 |
in the 15th year & beyond | 20 | 5.97 | 232.5 |
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 Service | Days Accrued Annually | Hours Accrued per Bi-Weekly Pay Period | Maximum Accrual Amount |
---|---|---|---|
Thru the 5th year | 15 | 4.48 | 174.38 |
in the 6th year | 16 | 4.77 | 186 |
in the 7th year | 17 | 5.07 | 197.63 |
in the 8th year | 18 | 5.37 | 209.25 |
in the 9th year | 19 | 5.67 | 220.88 |
in the 10th year & beyond | 20 | 5.97 | 232.5 |
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
- Bereavement Leave
- Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
- Holidays
- Jury Duty Leave
- Leave for School Visitation
- Leave for Victims of Domestic Violence (Victims Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA))
- Limited, Paid Leave for Birth of a Child or Adoption
- Military Leave
- Personal Days
- Personal Leave
- Right to Recoupment
- Sick Time
- Vacation
- Voting Leave