General Information

• Vacation will accrue based on an employee's current FTE.
• Vacation may not be used in advance of accrual.
• Leave without pay may affect the employee's accrual for that month.
• No vacation is accrued or available for temporary/hourly employees.
• Hours accrue at the end of each month, and are available for use on the first day of the following month.

Civil Service

• New employees will accrue vacation, but may not use it until they have completed 6 months of service, and then may use after it is accrued with the supervisor's approval. For more information on vacation accrual, see WAC 357-31-165, or the appropriate union contract.
• Requests for vacation leave must be approved in advance by the supervisor.
• Hours over 240 will be automatically deleted on the first day of an employee's anniversary month. Employees may find out their anniversary month, as well as their leave balance, by looking at their pay advice. (See annual (vacation) leave reminder.)

Exempt

• Accrual rate for a full-time employee is 14.67 hours per month. Part-time employees accrue a pro-rated amount based on their FTE.
• Leave does not accrue in any month in which the employee is in leave without pay status for more than 80 hours.
• New employees may, with supervisor's approval, use annual leave after it is accrued.
• Requests for vacation leave must be approved in advance by the supervisor.
• Hours over 240 will be automatically deleted on the first day of an employee's anniversary month. Employees may find out their anniversary month, as well as their leave balance, by looking at their pay advice. (See annual (vacation) leave reminder.)