HR Question of the Week

HR Question of the week

When is the period to convert sick leave to vacation?

The sick leave conversion period for staff employees is Sept. 1-14 and the process will be done electronically through the My HR tab in FlashLine.

Eligible classified and unclassified employees have received an email about the annual conversion period. Per policy 6-11.2, administrative policy regarding conversion of sick leave, eligible full-time employees with a balance of at least 500 sick leave hours may convert a maximum of 40 hours to vacation or a combination of vacation and personal leave. Eligible part-time employees with a minimum balance of 250 sick hours may convert up to 24 hours to vacation or a combination of vacation and personal leave.

For questions, contact a member of the HR Records team at 330-672-2901 or hr-records@kent.edu.