Graduate Assistant Sick and Bereavement Leave

Effective with the Fall 2022 semester, sick and bereavement leave will be provided for Graduate Assistants. UH Executive Policy 9.240 allows Graduate Assistant’s to be advanced sick leave at the beginning of each academic semester. Any unused sick leave will be forfeited at the end of each semester. The advance and forfeiture schedule is included below.

Graduate Assistants are allowed 3 working days for bereavement leave.

Both sick and bereavement leave may be applied for using the University’s Online Leave System. Requests are approved by the GA’s Supervisor.

Questions relating to Graduate Assistant Sick and Bereavement leave should be directed to the UH Hilo Human Resources office, email: hrhilo@hawaii.edu.

Graduate Assistant Sick leave advance and forfeiture schedule:

Fall Semesters

Advance Date: August 15th Forfeiture Date: December 31st

Appointment Type	Number of Hours Advanced
9-Month 50% FTE	30
11-Month 50% FTE	28
9- Month 25% FTE	15
11-Month 25% FTE	14

Spring Semesters

Advance Date: January 1st Forfeiture Date: May 15th

Appointment Type	Number of Hours Advanced
9-Month 50% FTE	33
11-Month 50% FTE	31.50
9- Month 25% FTE	16.50
11-Month 25% FTE	15.75

Summer Semesters

Advance Date: May 16th Forfeiture Date: August 14th

Appointment Type	Number of Hours Advanced
9-Month 50% FTE	N/A
11-Month 50% FTE	17.50
9- Month 25% FTE	N/A
11-Month 25% FTE	8.75

Note: 9-Month GAs are not advanced sick leave during summer.

GC Review, Approval Date: 10/7/2022, 10-0-0