The 2018 Appropriations Act has granted eligible employees a one-time 40 hours (five (5) days) of Special Annual Leave Bonus.

The University provides civil leave with pay for all full time and part time employees while serving on a jury or when subpoenaed as a witness. If jury duty interferes with teaching and other obligations, faculty members should arrange to have jury duty postponed to summer or should make arrangements for classes and other duties.

Faculty members holding twelve month appointments, EHRA non-faculty, and SHRA staff are eligible for twenty-four hours of leave annually under this policy for: (a) child involvement and school volunteerism; (b) nonprofit organization volunteerism; or, (c) tutoring and mentoring in North Carolina schools. Tutoring leave entitles individuals to thirty-six hours of community service leave per year, but is not in addition to the twenty-four hours of leave.

SHRA

Full-time or part-time permanent or probationary SHRA employees are entitled to 120 paid leave hours per year for active duty training or inactive duty training. When ordered to state or federal active duty or to intermittent-disaster response, SHRA employees may receive 30 calendar days of pay, and after 30 days may receive the differential rate of pay between their state salary and the military salary. Prior to the 30 calendar leave days of pay and the differential rate of pay, the employee may choose to have any accumulated vacation/bonus leave paid in a lump sum.

EHRA

The Board of Governors directs that faculty members, who are called to active military duty shall be entitled to paid military leave of an annual maximum of (1) either 18 working days, if the employee has an academic year contract or (2) 24 working days, if the employee has a 12-month contract, effective as of the date of departure from University employment to begin active duty. If an employee has fewer than 18 days remaining on a terminal contract, the maximum paid military leave shall be equal to the remaining days under the contract. It is not the intent of this policy to grant military leave for the annual training obligation of any member of the Military Reserve or National Guard.

SHRA

For SHRA employees, the state provides leave with pay for certain types of educational courses. Extended educational leave with pay may be granted if certain criteria are met and the leave is approved by the State Office of Human Resources.

EHRA

Leaves of absence without pay may be arranged for faculty members for the purpose of advanced study, research, public service, or emergencies. Since these leaves may depend on whether the department or dean can make arrangements for the faculty member’s classes and other duties, faculty members considering such a leave should notify the department head or dean immediately. Leaves of less than one semester must be approved by the Chancellor upon recommendation of the Provost; leaves of one semester or longer must be approved by the Board of Trustees, upon recommendation of the Chancellor. For more information, contact the Office of the Provost.

In accordance with the policy for Senior Academic and Administrative Officers, (Chapter III-A of The Administrative Manual of The University of North Carolina), senior administrative officers may request a leave of absence without pay, subject to the approval of the Board of Governors, President, or Chancellor, as applicable.

Retirement credit while on a leave of absence (for those faculty members participating in the State Retirement System) is limited to a lifetime maximum of four years, and the faculty member must return to active employment for a period of three years in order to receive retirement credit for the period of the leave. Faculty members who are considering a leave of absence should check with Human Resources about whether they will be eligible to continue their benefits during a leave of absence.

EHRA

Leaves of absence without pay may be arranged for faculty members for the purpose of advanced study, research, public service, or emergencies. Since these leaves may depend on whether the department or dean can make arrangements for the faculty member’s classes and other duties, faculty members considering such a leave should notify the department head or dean immediately. Leaves of less than one semester must be approved by the Chancellor upon recommendation of the Provost; leaves of one semester or longer must be approved by the Board of Trustees, upon recommendation of the Chancellor. For more information, contact the Office of the Provost.

In accordance with the policy for Senior Academic and Administrative Officers, (Chapter III-A of The Administrative Manual of The University of North Carolina), senior administrative officers may request a leave of absence without pay, subject to the approval of the Board of Governors, President, or Chancellor, as applicable.

Retirement credit while on a leave of absence (for those faculty members participating in the State Retirement System) is limited to a lifetime maximum of four years, and the faculty member must return to active employment for a period of three years in order to receive retirement credit for the period of the leave. Faculty members who are considering a leave of absence should check with Human Resources about whether they will be eligible to continue their benefits during a leave of absence.

UNCG observes several holidays throughout the calendar year that result in a university closure. Recognized holidays include New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday, Spring Holiday, Memorial Day, Independance Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Holiday, and Winter Holiday.