{"id":18430,"date":"2023-07-11T16:36:38","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T23:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-resources\/?page_id=18430"},"modified":"2025-12-23T20:23:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T20:23:17","slug":"benefits-paid-time-off","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-resources\/benefits-paid-time-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits &#8211; Paid Time Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Paid Time Off Plans<\/h1>\n<p>NAU provides paid time off in the form of holidays, vacation, sick time, bereavement, compassionate transfer of leave and community engagement time.<\/p>\n<h4><em><strong>Leaves of Absence<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Other than vacation, if you need 5 or more days off of work you will need to request a leave of absence.\u00a0Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-resources\/leaves-of-absence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leave of Absence webpage<\/a> for more information including how to submit a leave of absence request.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Holidays<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The University recognizes specific holidays during the year and provides paid time off for employees at these designated times.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-resources\/paid-holidays\/\">Review the current holiday schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<hr role=\"separator\" class=\"hr--transparent hr--transparent-15px not-in-view\">\n<h2><strong>Sick Time<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17867\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/Teddybear-temp-photo-by-kristine-wook-on-unsplash-1-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"image of thermometer and teddy bear\" width=\"311\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/Teddybear-temp-photo-by-kristine-wook-on-unsplash-1-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/Teddybear-temp-photo-by-kristine-wook-on-unsplash-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/Teddybear-temp-photo-by-kristine-wook-on-unsplash-1-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p>Regular employees earn paid sick time on their hours worked, holiday pay, paid compensatory time, approved vacation, and sick pay.\u00a0 Sick time does not accrue when you are in an unpaid status or use leave without pay.<\/p>\n<p>Review the <a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/hr_4-03\/\">Sick Time Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>If you work 40 hours a week, you accrue 3.68 per hours per pay period.<\/li>\n<li>If you work less than 40 hours a week you accrue a prorated amount of sick time based on 0.045977 hour for each hour worked.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-dark-blue\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">\n<p><strong>Rules to remember<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sick time is accrued on up to 40 hours paid a week.<\/li>\n<li>Accrued sick\u00a0time carries forward without any limit total accumulate.<\/li>\n<li>Sick time is not paid out when you leave the university unless you retire from NAU and are eligible for the Retiree Accumulated Sick Leave Program (RASL). Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-resources\/retiring-from-nau\/\">Retiring from NAU<\/a> webpage for more information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<hr role=\"separator\" class=\"hr--transparent hr--transparent-15px not-in-view\">\n<h2><strong>Vacation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Classified Staff, Appointed Staff and Post-Doctoral Scholars earn vacation on their hours worked, holiday pay, paid compensatory time, approved vacation, and sick pay. Vacation does not accrue on when you are in unpaid status or use leave without pay.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Vacation accrual rates\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p>The amount of vacation you accrue is based on your position type, years of service and hours worked.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The accrual rates below are based on working 40 hours per week.<\/li>\n<li>Employees working less than 40 hours a week accrue a prorated amount of vacation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Review the <a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/hr_4-02\/\">Vacation Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17865\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/Vacation-Beach-Photo-by-Marko-Kelecevic-unsplash-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"2 beach chairs facing the ocean \" width=\"348\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/Vacation-Beach-Photo-by-Marko-Kelecevic-unsplash-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/Vacation-Beach-Photo-by-Marko-Kelecevic-unsplash-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/Vacation-Beach-Photo-by-Marko-Kelecevic-unsplash-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-tab -->\n<div class='shortcode-tab-container tab-count-3'>\n    <ul class='tabs'>\n                <li class=\"tab\">\n            <a class=\"shortcode-tab__trigger\" href=\"#\" data-header=\"Classified Staff\u00a0_1\">\n                <div class=\"shortcode-tab-header selected\">\n                    <h4>\n                        Classified Staff\u00a0 <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tab Open<\/span>\n                    <\/h4>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n                <li class=\"tab\">\n            <a class=\"shortcode-tab__trigger\" href=\"#\" data-header=\"Appointed Staff & 12-Month Faculty_2\">\n                <div class=\"shortcode-tab-header \">\n                    <h4>\n                        Appointed Staff & 12-Month Faculty <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tab Closed<\/span>\n                    <\/h4>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n                <li class=\"tab\">\n            <a class=\"shortcode-tab__trigger\" href=\"#\" data-header=\"Post-doctoral Scholars_3\">\n                <div class=\"shortcode-tab-header \">\n                    <h4>\n                        Post-doctoral Scholars <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tab Closed<\/span>\n                    <\/h4>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion \" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Classified Staff\u00a0_1\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Classified Staff\u00a0 <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Open<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-3\">\n    \n<p><strong>Under 2 years&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3.372 hours per pay period<\/li>\n<li>88 hours per year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n<\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-3\">\n    <strong>2 to 4 years<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4.904 hours per pay period<\/li>\n<li>128 hours per year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-3\">\n    \n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>4 + years<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>6.744 hours per pay period<\/li>\n<li>176 hours per year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Can carry forward up to 320 hours unused vacation into the next calendar year. Vacation in excess of the maximum is forfeited.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n    <\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n        <!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Appointed Staff & 12-Month Faculty_2\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Appointed Staff & 12-Month Faculty <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Any years of service <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>6.744 hours per pay period<\/li>\n<li>176 hours per year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Can carry forward up to 320 hours unused vacation into the next calendar year. Vacation in excess of the maximum is forfeited.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n    <\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n        <!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Post-doctoral Scholars_3\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Post-doctoral Scholars <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Under 2 years&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10 days per year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>2 to 4 years&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>15 days per year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Post-Doctoral scholars are not eligible to carry forward vacation into the next calendar year.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n    <\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-dark-blue\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">\n<p><strong>Rules to remember<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vacation is accrued on up to 40 hours worked per week.<\/li>\n<li>Faculty are not eligible for vacation unless they are on a 12 month a year contract.<\/li>\n<li>When you leave the university, on your final paycheck you will be paid out for up to one year of accrued vacation.<\/li>\n<li>Employees utilizing Campus Health Services should report sick leave for time away from work or work with their supervisor to discuss if making time up for attending appointments at Campus Health Services is an option.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<hr role=\"separator\" class=\"hr--transparent hr--transparent-15px not-in-view\">\n<h2><strong>Bereavement <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Regular employees may request up to three consecutive paid working days for the death of a covered family member. Two additional paid working days may be granted for out of state funeral arrangements or services.<\/p>\n<p>Supervisors may authorize the use of additional sick time for employees who are unable to work due to grief incurred by death of a covered family member including:\u00a0 <div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<ul>\n<li>child (natural, step, adopted, foster, in-laws<\/li>\n<li>spouse<\/li>\n<li>parent or parent-in-law (natural, step, adoptive, surrogate)<\/li>\n<li>brother or brother-in-law<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<ul>\n<li>sister or sister-in-law<\/li>\n<li>grandparent<\/li>\n<li>grandchild<\/li>\n<li>person who is a permanent member of the employee\u2019s established household<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>For family members not listed above, three consecutive sick days may be used to attend or arrange funeral services. \u00a0Two additional sick days may be granted for out of state funeral services.<\/p>\n<h3>Still have questions??<\/h3>\n<p>Contact the Benefits Team at nauhrbenefits@nau.edu or call (928) 523-2223.<\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><!-- shortcode-image-callout -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-callout shortcode-image-callout--center\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-resources\/benefits-community-engagement-time\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__outer-container\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__container\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18435 size-square-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/07\/salvation-army-photo-by-tim-mossholder-on-unsplash-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Image of man ringing the Salvation Army bell\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/07\/salvation-army-photo-by-tim-mossholder-on-unsplash-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/07\/salvation-army-photo-by-tim-mossholder-on-unsplash-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/07\/salvation-army-photo-by-tim-mossholder-on-unsplash-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n                    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__text-container\">\n            <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__text-container__text\">\n\nLearn About NAU&rsquo;s Community Engagement Time Program\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n            <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-nau-yellow\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">Related Policies<\/div><\/div><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/hr_4-01\/\">Holiday<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/hr_4-03\/\">Sick<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/hr_4-02\/\">Vacation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/hr_4-08\/\">Bereavement<\/a> \u2013<em> Part of the Administrative Leave Policy<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/2-12-staff-community-engagement-time\/\">Community Engagement Time<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><!-- shortcode-block -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-block\">\n      <div class=\"block-header\">\n        <h3>Resources<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/Axe-of-Service-Opportunities.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axe of Service Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-resources\/benefits-orientation-videos\/\">Benefit Orientation Videos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/Accessible-Appendix-A-Benefit-Eligibility-by-Benefit-Plan-and-Employment-Category.pdf\">Summary of Leave of Absence Polices<\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/Human-Resources\/Benefits\/Benefit-Plan-Document\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Benefit Plan Documents and Policies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/human-resources\/benefit-contact-information\/\">Benefits Vendor Contact Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.peoplesoft.nau.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LOUIE HR<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paid Time Off Plans NAU provides paid time off in the form of holidays, vacation, sick time, bereavement, compassionate transfer of leave and community engagement time. 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