Sick Leave Policy
All Employees (Excluding employees not eligible to accrue sick leave)
- Employees who have completed three months of continuous service are eligible to earn sick leave.
- Employees earn 11 sick days in first 12 months of employment; thereafter employees earn 12 sick days in each 12-month anniversary period.
- Sick leave hours are credited in pay periods that contain the FIRST DAY of the month.
- Sick leave hours do not have an accrual limit.
- Unused sick leave hours are not paid out to employees upon termination of employment from NSU.
Sick Leave Accrual Schedule
All accrual rates referenced below are based on a full-time work schedule (37.5 hours per week). Part-time employees can determine their accrual rate by dividing their weekly scheduled hours by 37.5 and multiplying the applicable full-time accrual rate by that figure.
| Length of Service |
Full-Time Accrual Rate |
Accrual Limit |
| Month 3 |
15 hours (2 days) |
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| Month 4 and thereafter |
7.5 hours (1 day) each month |
None |
* Public Safety Officers accrue the same number of days but the accrual rate is based on an 8-hour workday.
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