Donate Unused Vacation Time to Support Colleagues
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 13, 2020) — The University of Kentucky’s annual shared leave pool donation period is underway and will continue for a limited time. This program enables UK staff to help fellow staff members who have exhausted paid leave because of serious health issues affecting themselves or their family members; it is not able to be utilized by employees in an administrative no-pay status.
For beneficiaries of the shared leave pool, UK employees’ generosity has made an important difference. Since the program’s inception in 2007, UK employees have donated more than 36,000 hours of accrued vacation leave to help those whose lives have been impacted by critical illness.
Employees can support the program by completing an online donation form. Up to 10 days of half-day and/or full-day increments can be donated. More information is available on the Human Resources website. Employee Relations staff members are happy to answer questions about shared leave; they can be reached at 859-257-8758. Employees are asked to consider donating before their unused vacation time is subject to loss. Campus staff must donate time before June 30. UK HealthCare staff must donate time before Sept. 30.
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