ANNUAL LEAVE 

ACCRUAL RATES

→ Full-time Classified employees paid on a salaried basis earn at the rate of one-half day per pay period (13 days/year total).  New full-time classified employees can begin using their accrued annual leave, with prior supervisory approval,  after they have completed thirteen (13) pay periods of employment.

→ Part-time Classified employees paid on a salaried basis who regularly work at least half time earn accruals on a prorated basis.  New part-time classified employees can begin using their accrued annual leave, with prior supervisory approval,  after they have completed thirteen (13) pay periods of employment.

→ Classified Employees paid on an hourly basis do not qualify for holiday leave, annual leave, sick leave, personal leave, etc. until they have worked 19 consecutive pay periods at 50% effort.

ACCRUAL MAXIMUM

• PEF and CSEA employees may accrue in excess of forty (40) days annual leave during the state fiscal year as defined by applicable collective bargaining agreements (4/1 - 3/31) but they will forfeit annual leave in excess of forty (40) days on March 31st close of business. 
  
  
• PBANYS and NYSCOPBA employees may accrue in excess of forty (40) days annual leave during the state fiscal year as defined by applicable collective bargaining agreements (10/1 - 9/30) but they will forfeit annual leave in excess of forty (40) days on September 30th close of business.

  ANNUAL LEAVE GUIDELINES

• Annual leave can be used in lieu of sick leave, but sick leave cannot be used in lieu of annual leave.
• Employees who wish to use annual/holiday credits must have absence approved in advance by supervisor/department head.
• Accruals are not advanced and may not be used before they are earned.
• Accruals are earned on a bi-weekly basis. Therefore, accruals earned in the current pay period are available to use in the following pay period. 
• Classified employees may use/charge accruals in increments of 15 minutes (.25 accrual).

NEW EMPLOYEES

New annual salaried employees must be employed and meet eligibility for earning leave accruals for 13 pay periods before annual accruals are available to use.

SEPARATING EMPLOYEES

The maximum payment for annual accruals upon separation from State service is thirty (30) days.

PERSONAL LEAVE

Classified Employees are credited with five (5) days of personal leave upon appointment & five (5) days each year on personal leave anniversary date.

Personal leave is not cumulative & any unused leave remaining at the close of business the day preceding the personal leave anniversary date is canceled.

Classified Employees paid on an hourly basis do not qualify for holiday leave, annual leave, sick leave, personal leave, etc. until they have worked 19 consecutive pay periods at 50% effort.

HOLIDAY LEAVE

HOLIDAY CALENDAR

To view the holidays for which you are eligible visit Holidays.

PBANYS & NYSCOPBA EMPLOYEES

Security Services and Security Supervisors observe all holidays as listed (no floating holidays).

CSEA & PEF EMPLOYEES

FULL-TIME

→Full-Time CSEA & PEF employees who are eligible to observe holidays and work on Election Day and/or Lincoln's Birthday will be credited with a floating holiday. 

→Full-Time CSEA & PEF employees, for whom Election Day and/or Lincoln's Birthday are pass days, will be credited with a floating holiday.

PART-TIME

→Eligible Part-Time CSEA & PEF employees will be credited with a floating holiday if they are regularly scheduled to work, or are directed to work on Election Day and/or Lincoln's Birthday.

→Part-Time CSEA & PEF employees, who are eligible to observe holidays, are entitled to observe only those holidays that fall on days when they are regularly scheduled to work or required to work.

→ Part- time CSEA & PEF employees with an FTE of at least .50 who have Friday as a regularly scheduled work day will accrue holidays that fall on a Saturday.