Retirement
Facts
8
Credit for
Unused Sick Leave
Under the
Civil Service
Retirement System
This is a non-technical summary of the laws and regulations on the subject. It should not be relied upon as a sole source of information. |
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United States |
Retirement and |
RI 83-8
Revised September 1996
The March 1995 edition is still usable
The information in this publication is a non-technical summary of the relevant laws and regulations dealing with this subject. It should not be relied upon as a sole source of information. For further inforrhation on credit for unused sick leave at the time of retirement, you should contact your current employing or personnel office.
Other titles in the Retirement Facts Series:
1. The Civil Service Retirement System
2. Military Service Credit Under the Civil Service Retirement System
3. Deposits and Redeposits Under the Civil Service Retirement System
4. Disability Retirement Under the Civil Service Retirement System
5. Survivor Benefits Under the Civil Service Retirement System
6. Early Retirement Under the Civil Service Retirement System
7. Computing Retirement Benefits Under the Civil Service Retirement System
9. Refunds Under the Civil Service Retirement System
10. Voluntary Contributions Under the Civil Service Retirement System
11. Information for Separating CSRS Employees Who Are Not Eligible for an Immediate Annuity
12. Information About Reemployment for CSRS Annuitants
If you want information on the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), ask your employing office for a copy of "FERS" (RI 90-1). If you are thinking about retirement within the next 5 years, ask your employing office for a copy of "Thinking About Retirement ?" (RI 83-11).
Table of Converting Unused Sick Leave |
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Months |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
Days |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
35 |
209 |
383 |
557 |
731 |
904 |
1078 |
1252 |
1426 |
1600 |
1774 |
1948 |
11 |
64 |
238 |
412 |
586 |
760 |
933 |
1107 |
1281 |
1455 |
1629 |
1803 |
1977 |
16 |
93 |
267 |
441 |
615 |
789 |
962 |
1136 |
1310 |
1484 |
1658 |
1832 |
2006 |
21 |
122 |
296 |
470 |
644 |
817 |
991 |
1165 |
1339 |
1513 |
1687 |
1861 |
2035 |
26 |
151 |
325 |
499 |
673 |
846 |
1020 |
1194 |
1368 |
1542 |
1716 |
1890 |
2064 |
How to Use This Table-Find the number in the table closest to the number of hours of your unused sick leave. In the horizontal column you will find the number of months and in the vertical column the remaining number of days. For example: 441 hours equals 2 months and 16 days. Another example: 1452 hours equals 8 months and 11 days. (If the number of hours falls between two figures shown on the table, use the next higher figure.) See the following explanation.
Credit for Unused Sick Leave
As an employee under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), if you (1) retire on an immediate annuity or (2) die leaving a widow, widower, or former spouse entitled to a survivor annuity, your service will be increased by the days of unused sick leave to your credit under a formal leave system. The days of unused sick leave that are added are used only in counting your number of years and months of service for annuity computation purposes. The sick leave cannot be used in computing your "high-3" average salary or for meeting the minimum length of service for retirement eligibility.
In general, if your leave system charges 8 hours of sick leave for I day's absence, 8 hours of unused sick leave constitutes I day of credit. Days are converted to months and years on the basis of a 2087 hour work year. To compute the additional credit for sick leave at retirement, add the months and days of sick leave to the months and days of actual service.
For example:
Actual service |
30 years, 4 months, 16 days |
Only years and full months of service are used in the annuity computation. Odd days are dropped. In the example, the 10 days would be dropped. You can use the conversion table to find the additional service time credit provided by unused sick leave. If your regular tour of duty is other than an average of 8 hours per day, you cannot use this table; you should check with your personnel or payroll office on how to convert unused sick leave into additional service.
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*Using the table, 835 hours of sick leave converts to 4 months and 24 days of credit.