Supervisors can request discretionary time off to be awarded to professional staff employees for “a noteworthy achievement or effort that contributes to the unit’s mission, goals, or objectives.” Please discuss with your Executive Head prior to submitting this request.
Discretionary time off use
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Discretionary time off may be taken in partial or full days of time off work.
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Discretionary time off must be used before vacation time off.
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Discretionary time off must be used by March 31 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which it was awarded. Discretionary time off from the prior calendar year that is not used by the March 31 deadline will be lost and deducted from the employee’s time off record. The March 31 deadline for discretionary time off use cannot be extended under any circumstances.
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Unused discretionary time off has no cash value and cannot be paid.
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Discretionary time off may only be used while the employee works in the unit that awarded it. Unused discretionary time off is lost when an employee moves to a different organizational unit, or when an employee leaves University employment.
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Discretionary time off may not be donated as shared leave.