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Annual Leave

Annual Leave provides you with paid time off from your job for personal reasons including: vacation, outside activities, scheduled medical appointments, and personal business. If your absence is due to an illness or injury, you should refer to the Sick Leave page.

Entitlement

All regular employees are entitled to thirty (30) paid working days of Annual Leave per calendar year. You are encouraged to take a minimum of four (4) weeks of leave in the period from June to August.

Carry Forward

You can carry forward up to ten (10) days per calendar year.  Annual Leave that is carried forward must be taken within five (5) years.

Cash Out

Any accumulated untaken days not taken after 5 years, will be paid out in the next January payroll.

Any accumulated untaken days in excess of the 10 days carried forward, will be paid out in the next January payroll following the leave year just completed.

Scheduling Annual Leave

• Discuss your Annual Leave plans in advance with your manager. While business requirements must be taken into consideration, your manager will work with you to ensure that work load does not restrict you from taking Annual Leave.
• Once agreed with your manager enter your Annual Leave time off in Workday [VMware network access required] under time off type Vacation Time Off (Hours).