At Duke, the majority of employees don't take advantage of their vacation benefits. But mental health experts suggest that vacations
are essential to work-life balance and overall health.
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Holidays, Vacation & Sick Time (Campus & Medical Center)
Campus and Medical Center staff accrue benefit time using a traditional vacation, holiday, and sick time model. Please note: Duke Health System
staff must schedule time off in accordance with the Paid Time Off
policy.
Holidays
Duke provides paid holidays as part of its comprehensive benefits package to
support staff in their effort to balance work and family responsibilities.
University and Medical Center staff who are eligible for holidays will receive
13 paid holidays per year, including designated holidays and discretionary
holidays. For more information, please see the
HR Policy Manual: Holidays. Please note: Duke Health System
staff must schedule time off in accordance with the Paid Time Off policy. The
Health System will recognize Medical Center designated holidays for
holiday premium payment only.
Vacation
Monthly Paid Employees
Vacation accrual rates increase dependent upon your fringe benefit category and length
of service. The maximum carry-over is two times your annual accumulation.
Employees who work an abbreviated work schedule of at least 20 hours per week
but less than 40 hours per week, or 80 hours per biweekly pay period, shall earn
vacation on a pro-rata basis.
Employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week are not eligible for
vacation.
Eligibility and Amount
Regular staff members employed on a 12-month basis accrue vacation from the
first day of employment. Regular staff members who work at least 20 hours but
less than 40 hours per week accrue vacation on a pro-rated basis. Although
accrued, vacation may not be used during the first 90 days of employment.
All exempt employees accrue three weeks of vacation per year (1.25 days per
month) during their early years of employment. This increases to four weeks per
year (1.67 days per month) after a certain number of years depending on the
benefit category. Employees in benefit category 1 (levels 16 and above) receive
four weeks of vacation after one year of continuous service, benefit category 2
(levels 14-15) after three years, benefit category 3 (levels 11-13) after six
years, and benefit category 4 (levels 10 and below) after eight years.
Biweekly Paid Employees
- Employees with less than 4 years of service earn 3.077 hours of vacation
for each biweekly pay period in which they are compensated for 80 hours at
the regular rate of pay (10 days per year).
- Employees with 4 years of service but less than 9 years of service earn
4.615 hours of vacation for each biweekly pay period in which they are
compensated for 80 hours at the regular rate of pay (15 days per year).
- Employees with 9 or more years of service earn 6.154 hours of vacation for
each biweekly pay period in which they are compensated for 80 hours at the
regular rate of pay (20 days per year).
Full-time employees are those who are regularly scheduled to work 40 hours
per week or 80 hours per biweekly pay period. Employees who work an
abbreviated work schedule of at least 20 hours per week but less than 40 hours
per week, or 80 hours per biweekly pay period, shall earn vacation on a pro-rata
basis.
Employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week are not eligible for
vacation.
For more information, please see the
HR Policy Manual: Vacation.
Sick Time
Duke provides time off with pay for personal illness or to care for sick
members of your immediate family. Campus and Medical
Center staff accrue twelve sick days per year. Unused sick leave may be
accumulated without limit. There is no reimbursement of unused sick leave upon
termination.
For more information, please see
HR Policy Manual: Sick Leave.
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