Faculty and staff who are retirement eligible also are eligible for leave programs. Time away from the workplace must be approved by the immediate supervisor, and may require additional approval by other administrators.

Leave is governed by state law (theTexas Government Code), regulations approved by the UNT System Board of Regents and by the UNT System Administration, UNT System Human Resources, campus presidents and executive leadership at each location.

Check with your supervisor before planning to be away from the workplace. There may be some location-specific procedures and an unauthorized absence may affect pay.

• Reasons for Faculty and Staff Leave

  The most commonly used leave types may be requested and/or recorded with a UPO-15 form. Common types of leave are sick, funeral or bereavement leave, military, jury and witness duty, Family and Medical Leave Act (including maternity and paternity leave), vacation and holiday. A supervisor’s approval is required prior to most leave requests. Leave is recorded by the department timekeeper and managed by Business Support Services, 1-855-868-4357. Faculty leave is managed by the Office of the Provost at each campus.

  • Find faculty and staff Leave and Time Requests and Reporting forms.
  • View your vacation and sick leave balances at MyUNT, MyHSC MyUNTDallas, MySystem or MyLaw. (EUID required)
  • Learn more about Sick Leave and the Sick Leave Pool.
  • Learn more about Vacation Leave.
  • Learn more about the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.

  Leave may be offered for service dog assistance training, fitness programs, voting, foster parent activities, disaster assistance training and participation, and blood, organ and bone marrow donation. Leave for these reasons is managed by department supervisors at the employee's workplace location.

• Inclement Weather

  Location closures due to inclement weather or emergency situations are announced by each campus president or senior executive and are recorded by department timekeepers, usually as administrative leave. Subscribe to Eagle Alert at UNT and Red Alert at UNTHSC to be automatically notified when emergency or weather situations occur.

• Flexible Scheduling

  UNT in Denton has a flexible scheduling policy. This policy does not affect leave benefits, but may be of interest to staff seeking to maximize productivity. Note that this is for only UNT employees.

  UNT Dallas has an optional condensed work week program during summer months. Learn more.

• Policies and Regulations

  Employees with questions should carefully review the policy that affects their circumstances and their location. Faculty members should contact their department leader, dean or provost regarding leave related to academic pursuits. Find policies:

  • UNT
  • UNT Health Science Center
  • UNT Dallas including UNT Dallas College of Law
  • UNT System Administration

  Additional information may be found in these regulations:

  • UNT System Regulations
  • UNT System Board of Regents Rules
  • Texas Government Code, Chapter 661, Leave

   

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