SECTION D | PERSONNEL

 

SECTION DDC

PERSONNEL
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
ABSENCES AND LEAVES

Policy

ABSENCES

All employees of Navarro College are expected to be on duty each work day unless the employee is ill or on an excused leave of absence. Regular attendance is an essential condition of employment, and if an employee fails to maintain an acceptable record of attendance, that employee may be discharged.

If an employee is absent from duty without leave, that employee shall forfeit compensation for times of absences.

If an employee is absent for three consecutive days without notifying his/her supervisor, the employee will be considered abandoning their position and therefore, resigning their employment with the college.

The District President has the right to allow administrators to adjust their work schedules due to extraordinary job demands.

 

HOLIDAYS

Navarro College recognizes the following holidays. Specific dates of observance shall be designated by the District President:

  • New Year’s Day

  • Martin Luther King Day

  • Spring Break

  • Good Friday

  • Memorial Day

  • Juneteenth

  • Independence Day

  • Labor Day

  • Thanksgiving

  • Christmas

  • New Year’s Eve

 

VACATION LEAVE

Navarro College offers vacation leave to all classifications of full-time employees with the exception of faculty. Vacation leave is accrued at the rate of 6.67 hours per month during the employees first five consecutive years of full-time employment.

After the fifth anniversary of consecutive full-time employment, vacation leave is accrued at the rate of 10 hours per month. Vacation leave may be taken as it accrues. A maximum of 160 hours of vacation time may be accumulated.

Unused vacation time will be compensated for at the time of termination, retirement, or resignation up to a maximum of 160 hours.

 

SICK LEAVE

Navarro College offers sick leave to all classifications of employees for absences due to the illness of the employee or their immediate family member. Up to 32 hours of sick leave per year may be taken for personal reasons other than illness. Sick leave is earned at a rate of 8 hours per month worked and may be accumulated to a maximum of 480 hours. Unused sick leave will be compensated at the current hourly rate of pay at time of termination, retirement, or resignation of an employee at a percentage based upon consecutive years of service to the College.

 

Full Years of Service Unused Sick Leave Paid

YEARS OF SERVICE

PERCENTAGE

1 - 5

0%

6

20%

7

40%

8

60%

9

80%

10+

100%
 

 

FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT

After five (5) consecutive days of absence for illness of an employee or their immediate family member, Navarro College will require employees who qualify to begin coverage under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). FMLA leave will run concurrent with the usage of accrued leaves.

 

MILITARY LEAVE

Navarro College will grant military leave in accordance with federal law.

 

BEREAVEMENT LEAVE

Navarro College will grant bereavement leave for the death of an immediate family member for up to three (3) days.

 

EXECUTIVE LEAVE BENEFITS

The District President has the authority to determine the level of leave benefits for executive staff members. Leave benefit for executive staff members shall be articulated in the employment contract.

 

COMPENSATORY TIME

Navarro College provides compensatory time off (comp time) in lieu of overtime pay for non-exempt salaried employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Non-exempt salaried employees who physically work more than 40 hours in a workweek are eligible to accrue compensatory time at a rate of 1.5 hours for each hour of overtime worked. If a holiday or authorized absence falls within the workweek, non-exempt salaried employees are eligible to accrue compensatory time at a straight rate of 1 hour for each hour worked, provided the total hours, including the absence, exceed 40.

Compensatory time may be accrued up to a maximum of 240 hours. Employees engaged in a public safety activity, an emergency response activity, or a seasonal activity may accrue a maximum of 480 hours of comp time. Any hours worked beyond these limits will be compensated at the applicable hourly rate.

Upon termination, resignation, or retirement, employees will be compensated for any unused accrued compensatory time at their current hourly rate.

 

Approved: 2015
Updated: 2016, 2021, 2024
Reviewed: 2020