Sick/Bereavement Leave
Graduate Assistants on 50% appointments are eligible for a non-accruable sick leave benefit of one work day each month covered by the appointment. A work day for a Graduate Assistant on 50% appointment is equivalent to 4 hours. For appointments less than 50%, the entitlement is prorated according to the percentage of the appointment. For assistantships with split appointments (e.g., two 25% appointments), the benefit is earned by appointment (e.g., 2 hours in each appointment). Sick leave earned in one appointment cannot be used in another without the consent of both hiring units. Graduate Assistants unable to work because of illness or injury must promptly notify the supervisor or unit head. Assistants are subject to applicable university policies concerning use of sick leave, including documentation of an illness or injury from a physician or other acceptable source. Graduate Assistants are not entitled to extended sick leave benefits.
Graduate Assistants are eligible to receive up to three workdays of paid bereavement leave to attend the funeral upon the death of an assistant's immediate family, domestic partner, in-laws, grandchildren, and/or grandparents. Assistants are also eligible for up to one workday of paid bereavement leave for a relative other than the above.
