CALCULATING ANNUAL LEAVE


ANNUAL LEAVE ACCRUAL (5 U.S.C. 6303(A)

 

Less than 3 years of service  

3 years to less than 15 years of service  

15 or more years of service  

Full-time  

1/2 day (4 hours) for each biweekly pay period  

3/4 day (6 hours) for each biweekly pay period. Last pay period is 1 1/4 days (10 hours)  

1 day (8 hours) for each biweekly pay period  

Part-time  

1 hour of annual leave for each 20 hours in a pay status  

1 hour of annual leave for each 13 hours in a pay status  

1 hour of annual leave for each 10 hours in a pay status  

Uncommon
tours of duty
 

(4 hours) times (average # of hours per biweekly pay period) divided by 80 = biweekly accrual rate. See note below.  

(6 hours) times
(average # of hours per biweekly pay period) divided by 80 =
biweekly accrual rate. See note below.  

(8 hours) times (average # of hours per biweekly pay period) divided by 80 = biweekly accrual rate.
See note below.  

 

    Note: In computing leave accrual for uncommon tours of duty, the accrual rate for the last full pay period in a calendar year must be adjusted to ensure the correct amount of leave is credited to employee's account.

RESTORATION OF ANNUAL LEAVE


Description

Annual leave that is forfeited because it is in excess of the maximum leave ceiling (i.e., 30, 45, or 90 days) may be restored because of an administrative error, exigency of the public business, or sickness of the employee. The annual leave must be restored in a separate leave account.

Leave Must Be Scheduled in
Advance

Leave that is forfeited due to an exigency of the public business or sickness of the employee may be considered for restoration only if the annual leave was scheduled in writing before the start of the third biweekly pay period prior tothe end of the leave year. (See 5 CFR 630.308)