Graduate Student Employees

Personal Leave

Personal leave days are recorded on your monthly and semiannual Attendance and Leave Report:

You earn a lump sum of five (5) days after your first semester or at the end of ten (10) payperiods.
Thereafter, you accrue five (5) personal leave days on your reappointment date or at the beginning of the following fall semester.
You cannot accumulate leave days from year to the next.

Accruals are earned in a lump sum
If the days are not completely used by the end of the spring semester or end of your 12-month appointment, they are not carried forward

Submit your monthly attendance and leave report by the sixth (6th) day of each month and your semiannual report by January 6 and July 6 every year.

Salary and account number changes should be done directly on the ePTF.

TAs and GAs must submit monthly and semi-annual leave and attendance reports.

Additionally, students must observe the following:

A meal break (a minimum of 30 minutes unpaid) must be taken when working more than six consecutive hours.
In the event of illness or other absence, notify your supervisor as soon as possible each day.
Obtain a social security number if you do not already possess one.
Notify your supervisor if you are no longer registered for classes.

Report:

• One (1) day for each workday of absence

• Use one-quarter (1/4) increments for partial-day absences