Exempt vs Non-Exempt Sick Leave

Dutch2 · May 2010

For those of you that still have sick leave, just curious as to how you differentiate sick leave of exempt and non-exempt employees if at all. Do your exempt employees accumulate sick leave based on time worked or are they simply given X number of days each year. Also are they allowed the same amount of days as your non-exempt employees? Currently our non-exempt employees earn one full day of paid sick leave (8 hours) for each full month worked up to a maximum of 30 days. Our exempt employees start out with 30 days of paid sick leave and are given a full 30 days at the start of each calendar year. Just doesn’t seem fair to me so I am rockin’ the boat a bit on this topic.
Thank you.

FunHRBanker · May 2010

That is quite a generous policy! 30 days per year?! Our exempt and non-exempt full-time people earn 5 sick days per year accrued at a rate of 1.25 days per quarter. Time can be used before it's earned. Time is forfeited when someone terminates or, if they've used time that wasn't earned, the adjustment is made on their final payroll.

joannie · May 2010

Exempts have 5 days sick leave per year with no carry over. No sick leave for non-exempts.

cnghr · May 2010

We've always had an extremely generous sick leave policy. It's the same for exempts & non-exempts, starts after six months of employment, and is awarded at the beginning of each year based upon the length of employment. It starts at 1.25 days per month (15 days per year) and the amount increases every ten years or so. If you stick around for 21 years or more you end up with 40 days per year! There is no carryover allowed from one year to the next, but non-exempts are paid out at the end of the year for a portion of their unused sick time.

ACU Frank · May 2010

Six days a year, whether you are the janitor or the CEO.

sonny · May 2010

3.1 hours per pay, across the board. . generous also. No one can use until after 90 days

plynnl · May 2010

4 hours per month/6 days a year for exempt or nonexempt. It is not carried over year to year and is not paid out at termination.

Dutch2 · May 2010

Thanks muchly for your comments.
Dutch2

Raven · May 2010

1.8462 hours per pay period; 26 pay periods per year; 6 days per year. Exempt and non-exempt are the same. Carry over is allowed from year to year with a maximum of 480 hours in a sick leave bank. The sick leave bank has no accumulated value at time of resignation or termination. If the associate resigns before the time is accounted for then monies would be withheld from last payroll check (if possible).

halll · May 2010

8 hrs per month/12 days per year for all regular-status employees. Can use while on Trial Service. No cap on accrual, carries over for duration of employment, but not paid out at termination of employment.

Cheryl S SPHR · May 2010

6.75 hours per month (about two weeks per year). Same for exempt and non-exempts. No cap on accumulation and you can carry it over from year to year.

bkailiuli · May 2010

All management and office personnel get 5 days per year, exempt or not. Available on January 1st and use or lose by December 31st.

joannie · May 2010

BethK, you are gone again!

bkailiuli · June 2010

What the heck?!?!? Don't know how I do that. I have been so busy lately I haven't even had time to read the posts. Logged on just now and saw Nae calling Frank a boob. Now THAT'S funny!!! I'm never disappointed here.

angelk · June 2010

All employees earn 4.28 hours per pay period for a total of 12.84 days annually. Carries over annually with a cap of 480 hours. Upon separation 1/3 of balance paid out.

Exempt vs Non-Exempt Sick Leave

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