Human Resources

Wagner College provides liberal paid vacation time for its employees.  Vacation leave is accrued over the calendar year, and any unused leave may not be carried over into the next calendar year.

As full-time administrative exempt personnel you earn and accrue 4 weeks of vacation per calendar year.  As a new administrative employee you may take up to 2 weeks vacation after 6 months of employment.  However, if you leave the College and have not completed a full year of service, you must repay any unearned vacation that has been taken early.

As a full-time non-exempt employee you earn and accrue your vacation time as follows:

During the first (1st) through fifth (5th) year of continuous employment, you will accrue one (1) day per month of employment not to exceed ten (10) working days per year.

During the sixth (6th) through tenth (10th) year of continuous employment you will accrue one and one half (1 & 1/2) days per month not to exceed 15 working days per year.

During the eleventh (11th) and all future years of continuous employment you will accrue two (2) days per month not to exceed twenty (20) days per year.

You are encouraged to take your vacation leave during the summer months, when fall and spring semester classes are not in session. The two week period prior to the start of the fall semester is also a no-vacation period.  Generally, if your job responsibilities require direct contact with students you must take your vacation leave during the summer months.  Consideration will be given to all requests and your preference will be respected wherever practical.  However, the College reserves the right to deny requests if the absence would place an undue hardship on the operation of the department.   Therefore, you are expected to plan your vacations in consultation with your supervisor to ensure that the vacation does not interfere with the work of the department.

As a full-time non-exempt employee you may carry up to thirty (35) hours of vacation leave into the next calendar year only under special circumstances and with the approval of your Department Supervisor and the Office of Human Resources.  Such carry-over may not be done on a year-to-year basis. 

If a holiday falls during the vacation period, equivalent time off will be given.  If you are ill during vacation leave, such time will be changed to sick leave, and the vacation leave may be rescheduled. 

Upon termination of employment, you will be paid for any earned vacation leave not taken to date.  Any vacation leave taken before it was earned must be repaid to the College.  As a non-exempt employee you have the opportunity to make one change in your vacation schedule after it has been submitted and approved.

Vacation policy does not apply to Faculty or Administrators on a 9-month or a 10-month appointment.