Jan. 28, 1998

Annual Attendance Incentive Program

Each January all WPRB and contract-classified staff, professional staff, librarians, and educators participating in a sick leave program who have a year-end balance exceeding 480 hours, may elect to be paid a portion of the sick leave which was accrued but not used in the previous calendar year. Payment is made at the rate of 25 percent and all hours compensated are then deducted from the employee’s sick leave balance.

Example: An employee had a 480-hour balance at the end of 1997 and during 1998 accrued, but did not use, an additional 96 hours. The 1998 year-end balance is 576 hours. In January 1999, the employee requests payment for the unused time and is paid for 96 hours at 25 percent of the regular hourly rate. The 96 hours are then subtracted from the permanent sick leave record, reducing the balance to 480 hours as of Dec. 31, 1998.

This program is open for participation only during the month of January, and Jan. 29, 1999 is the deadline for submitting forms.

Program information is available at all the area personnel offices and in the Personnel Services web site under Attendance Incentive Review (home page address: http://www.washington.edu/admin/emprel/attendance.incentive.html).

The necessary forms are available to departments through Central Stores; “Request For Payment of Year-End Unused Sick Leave” (UoW 1502). Participants are responsible for completing and submitting the forms. The completed forms must be received in the UW Payroll Office no later than the last working day in January; Jan. 29, 1999. Payment may be expected to be issued no later than the second paycheck in February. Questions pertaining to the attendance incentive program should be directed to your department’s area personnel office.

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