The University grants vacation leave with full pay to full-time, non-faculty employees. The leave policy applies to all non-academic KSU employees, however, it does not supersede the contractual obligations of any individual.
The following schedule of vacation leave allowances applies to executive, administrative, managerial, and professional employees:
0-5 years of continuous service – Fifteen (15) days of vacation leave with a carry-over allowance of thirty-five (35) days.
6-14 years of continuous service – Twenty (20) days of vacation leave with a carry-over allowance of thirty-five (35) days.
15 or more years of continuous service – Twenty-five (25) days per year of vacation leave with a carry-over allowance of forty (40) days.
The following schedule of vacation leave allowances applies to clerical, service maintenance, technical and scientific employees:
0-3 years of continuous service – Ten (10) days of vacation leave with a carry-over allowance of thirty-five (35) days.
4-9 years of continuous service – Fifteen (15) days of vacation leave with a carry-over allowance of thirty-five (35) days.
10-14 years of continuous service – Twenty (20) days per year of vacation leave with a carry-over allowance of thirty-five (35) days.
15 or more years of continuous service – Twenty-five (25) days per year of vacation leave with a carry-over allowance of forty (40) days.
At all times, in determining vacation leave schedules, the operational requirements of the University must be considered and leaves will be scheduled according to the needs of the University as well as the employees. It is the department heads' responsibility to ensure advance leave planning by staff in order to accommodate leave requirements of staff as well as support the ongoing operational needs for the department. The process is as follows:
Plans should take into account the following:
Equality in treatment among employees with regard to the allocation of the more desirable leave seasons is to be achieved.
Leave should be evenly distributed between first and second level supervision of employees in each department so that operations do not suffer, and necessary and adequate coverage is provided at all times.