Personal Days

Policy Statement

It is the policy of Adelphi University to provide eligible employees annual personal holidays. All usage of personal holiday time is subject to supervisory approval.

Reason for Policy

To provide eligible staff employees with paid time off (personal holidays) and to establish guidelines for personal holiday accrual and use.

Who Is Governed by this Policy

Staff

Policy

Adelphi University recognizes that personal reasons may necessitate an employee’s absence from work. The University provides paid personal days to employees for religious, or other personal reasons.

All full-time and part-time non-union employees (working twenty-five hours or more per week on a regularly scheduled basis) are covered. Personal days for union represented employees are covered in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Full-time non-union employees receive four (4) personal days per academic year. Personal days are prorated for new hires and for employees working part-time or less than a 12 month basis. Unused personal days may not be carried over to the next fiscal year. Upon termination of employment employees are not paid for personal days not taken. Hourly employees are not entitled to paid personal days.

Supervisors should inform employees of the approval and reporting process for personal days.

Personal Days During an Emergency Closing

For Non-Union Employees

In the event of a scheduled personal day on a day which was subsequently designated by the University as an emergency closing, the employee will NOT be charged for the personal day as originally approved. The employee’s timesheet will reflect the emergency closing (e.g., a snow day, flood, etc.) for the day or portion of the day (.5) if the University closed early.

For Union Employees

In the event of a scheduled personal day on a day which was subsequently designated by the University as an emergency closing, the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) will supersede University policy. Union employees should refer to their CBA for further details on emergency closings.

Definitions

This policy does not have definitions associated with it at this time. Upon periodic policy review this area will be evaluated to determine if additional information is needed to supplement the policy.

Procedures

Personal days should be documented on the timesheet as “P”.

Forms

This policy does not have forms associated with it at this time. Upon periodic policy review this area will be evaluated to determine if additional information is needed to supplement the policy.

Related Information

This policy does not have related information at this time. Upon periodic policy review this area will be evaluated to determine if additional information is needed to supplement the policy.

Document History

• Last Reviewed Date: March 14, 2023
• Last Revised Date: March 14, 2023
• Policy Origination Date: Unknown

Who Approved This Policy

Policy Owner and Executive Leadership