Staff Shared Leave Pool Donation Period Underway

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 3, 2016)  The University of Kentucky’s annual shared leave pool donation period is underway and will continue for a limited time. This program enables UK employees to help fellow staff members who have exhausted paid leave because of serious health issues affecting themselves or their family members.

For beneficiaries of the shared leave pool, UK employees’ generosity has made an important impact. Since the program’s inception in 2007, UK employees have donated nearly 26,000 hours of accrued vacation leave.

Employees can support the program by completing an online donation form. Half-day and/or full-day increments can be donated. More information is available on the Human Resources website. Employees are asked to consider donating before their unused vacation time is subject to loss.

The annual donation period closes Sept. 30.

UK is the University for Kentucky. At UK, we are educating more students, treating more patients with complex illnesses and conducting more research and service than at any time in our 150-year history. To read more about the UK story and how you can support continued investment in your university and the Commonwealth, go to: uky.edu/uk4ky. #uk4ky #seeblue

MEDIA CONTACT: Blair Hoover, 859-257-6398; blair.hoover@uky.edu