Overview
The Shared Sick Leave Program provides a means for USG employees who accrue sick leave as a benefit to donate paid sick leave to a shared leave pool and for fellow employees who meet the eligibility provisions set forth in the USG policy to request leave from the pool. Only regular benefits eligible employees who have completed their BOR provisional period shall be eligible to enroll in the Shared Leave Program.
An employee must enroll in the program during the annual benefits open enrollment period established by the Board of Regents or subsequent enrollment periods as defined by the Board of Regents.
A minimum donation of 8 sick leave hours (pro-rated for part time employees) is required to become a leave pool member. A member must have a minimum of 40 sick leave hours (pro-rated for part time employees) remaining after their donation at the time of enrollment. Any unused shared sick leave not used by a recipient for a qualifying illness or injury will be forfeited to the shared leave pool.
See the UGA Shared Leave Program policy or the SOP below to access the correct forms for applying for shared leave.
Associated SOPs
SOP_ABM_008 Shared Sick Leave Program