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Paid Leave for All Workers Act
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University of Illinois System Policy

Overview
The Paid Leave for All Workers Act provides up to 40 hours of paid leave per year to employees who do not currently receive vacation leave. Employees in the following employment categories at the University of Illinois System that do not already receive vacation leave are eligible for Paid Leave for All Workers leave:

• Faculty with a 9-month or 10-month appointment
• Academic Professionals with a 9-month or a 10-month appointment
• Civil Service Extra Help
• Civil Service Seasonal Extra Help
• Academic Hourly
• 9-month Post Doctoral Research Associates
  
  Employees must be scheduled to work to request the leave. Employees cannot use more than 40 hours in an academic year.
  Ineligible:
  Student employees, including graduate students, are ineligible.
  Employee Use:
  Eligible employees are entitled to begin using this paid leave 90 days following the effective date of January 1, 2024.
  Eligible University of Illinois employees will be able to request/use this beginning March 31, 2024, or earlier (for 9 and 10-month faculty).
  Employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement may not be eligible. Please consult with your university Labor and Employee Relations department for more information.
  Unit Guidelines
  Colleges and units should track these leaves manually until further notice.

Communications

• System DDDH (1/9/2024)
• IHR message to Faculty (1/10/2024)
• IHR message to Newscast (1/10/2024)
• IHR DDDH message (1/11/2024)
• HR Newscast presentation
• HR Caucus presentation

Reports
Earn Code Hours By Org (https://hrreportingportal.uillinois.edu/Reports/Index.cfm)

Now available on the Campus Administrative Manual

Additional resources are linked below:
Sponsorship for Work Authorization FAQ
Sponsorship for Work Authorization Email Template

For more information, please visit our Policies And Resources page.

Employee Referral Program: A program to offer a referral incentive of $600 for all eligible staff positions designated “hard-to fill” and high demand.

• University Policy
• University Guidelines
• List of Eligible Jobs
• Job Aids and Resources:
  Employees Referring Applicants Job Aid
  HR Processing Aid
  Refer a Candidate Mobile Instructions
  Video Announcement (audio descriptive version)
  
• FAQs

New Hire Sign-On Incentive: A discretionary program to offer a sign-on incentive payment. All staff positions are eligible, at the discretion of the unit.

• University Policy
• UIUC New Hire Sign-On Incentive Guidelines
• Payroll Processing Schedule
• Tax Information
• Contact Information

New Hire Sign-On Incentive FAQs
HR Processing FAQs