Section R477-7-3 - Annual Leave(1) An eligible employee accrues leave based on the following years of benefits eligible state service:(a) less than five years -- four hours per pay period;(b) at least five and less than ten years -- five hours per pay period;(c) at least ten and less than 20 years -- six hours per pay period; or(d) 20 years or more -- seven hours per pay period.(2) The following employees shall accrue seven hours of annual leave per pay period, effective from the day the employee is appointed through the duration of the appointment: (a) schedule AB employees;(b) agency deputy directors;(c) division directors appointed to career service exempt positions; and(d) an employee who is schedule A, FLSA exempt, and who has a direct reporting relationship to an executive director, deputy director, commissioner, or board.(3) The accrual rate for an employee rehired to a position which receives leave benefits shall be based on any eligible employment in which the employee accrued leave.(4) The first eight hours of annual leave used by an employee in the calendar leave year shall be the employee's personal preference day.(5) Management may not restrict the use of annual leave used in a calendar year to less than the amount the employee accrues in the year.(6) An employee forfeits unused accrued annual leave time exceeding 320 hours during year end processing for each calendar year unless the DHRM Division Director authorizes an extension to this timeframe for a specific number of hours.(7) An agency may payout an employee's annual leave hours under conditions not connected with separation from employment with authorization from the DHRM Division Director and GOPB.Utah Admin. Code R477-7-3
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-14, effective 7/1/2016Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-14, effective 7/1/2017Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-14, effective 7/1/2018Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-14, effective 7/1/2019Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-13, effective 7/1/2020Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-14, effective 7/1/2021Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-13, effective 7/1/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-03, effective 1/24/2023Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-14, effective 7/3/2024