Using Benefits
How much leave do I earn each month?
Your ‘leave accrual rate' is the amount of leave you earn each month. The type of leave earned and rate, is based on your collective bargaining unit and your appointment.
FACULTY – California Faculty Association
Article 24 of the current faculty contract provides a full-time employee with eight (8) hours of credit for sick leave with pay after completion of one academic qualifying pay period.
Faculty with an academic year appointment do not earn vacation leave. Per Article 34 of the current faculty contract only full-time ten (10) month and twelve (12) month faculty unit employees will earn two (2) days vacation credit for each qualifying month of service.
Eligible faculty who work less than full time receive sick and/or vacation credit on a pro rata basis.
For more information, please refer to the current collective bargaining agreement.
STAFF
The following articles describe the accrual rates for each staff bargaining unit:
| Unit | Vacation | Sick |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Article 22 – Vacation | Article 14 – Sick Leave |
| CSEA | Article 14 - Vacations and Holidays | Article 15 - Leaves of Absence With Pay |
| Unit 4 | Article 26 – Vacation | Article 19 - Leaves of Absence With Pay |
| Unit 6 | Article 16 – Vacation | Article 18 - Leaves of Absence With Pay |
| Unit 8 | Article 18 - Vacation | Article 22 - Leaves of Absence With Pay |
Please refer to the current collective bargaining agreement for your unit to view the complete text of these articles.
Sick Leave
As stated in Title 5, §42726 (c), a MPP employee shall accumulate 8 hours of credit for sick leave with pay following completion of one month of continuous service. Thereafter for each additional calendar month of service, one day of credit for sick leave with pay shall be allowed. Sick leave may be accumulated without limit. Each MPP employee may be required by the appointing power to provide proof satisfactory to the appointing power of the necessity of taking sick leave.
Vacation
As stated in Title 5, §42726 (b), a MPP employee shall accumulate vacation at a rate of 2 days per qualifying pay period and may accumulate vacation in an amount not to exceed 384 working hours for 10 or less years of qualifying service and 440 working hours for more than 10 years of qualifying service. Any vacation which the appointing power allows to accumulate beyond the maximum shall be taken in the first quarter of the next calendar year. Vacation shall be taken as directed or authorized by the appointing power and shall be scheduled by mutual agreement whenever possible.
Upon employee request, non-represented employees are entitled to a lump sum payment upon separation from service, for any unused accumulated vacation. Vacation payments should be computed by projecting the accumulated time on a calendar basis so that the lump sum amount will equal the amount which the employee would have been paid had he/she taken the time off, but not separated from service. This policy change also eliminates prior restrictions on the employee's return to CSU employment.
To view and download the full coded memoranda on this policy, click on the coded references.