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Resources: Eldercare Options
Paid leave options for elder-care
There are a number of ways for WIU employees to take paid time off to care for elderly relatives. The most common options are using vacation time and sick leave, but some employees also have an "end-of-life" leave option when a family member has received a terminal diagnosis.
- End-of-life Leave: Employees in the UPI bargaining unit can take a limited amount of time off when a close family member receives a terminal diagnosis. This time is not deducted from annual leave or sick leave.
- Unit A faculty Article 27.7 of the UPI Agreement
- Unit B faculty and ASPs Article 41.7 of the UPI Agreement
- Vacation Time: Those employees who accrue vacation time can use it for elder-care activities, if the ordinary procedures for taking vacation time are followed.
- Unit A faculty Article 27.5 of the UPI Agreement
- Unit B faculty and ASPs Article 41.5 of the UPI Agreement
- Civil Service in the Civil Service Handbook
- Sick Leave: WIU employees can use a limited amount of accrued sick leave each year to care for a sick or injured family member.
- Unit A faculty Article 27.7 of the UPI Agreement
- Unit B faculty and ASPs Article 41.7 of the UPI Agreement
- Civil Service in the Civil Service Handbook
- Personal Days: Employees in the UPI bargaining unit can take up to five days of sick leave each year as "personal days."
- Unit A faculty Article 27.8 of the UPI Agreement
- Unit B faculty and ASPs : Article 41.8 of the UPI Agreement:
Unpaid leave for elder-care
When options for taking paid leave have been exhausted, there are also ways to take unpaid leave for elder-care purposes.
- Family Leave/FMLA
- Personal Convenience Leave: Under restricted circumstances, civil service employees at WIU can take an unpaid leave of absence for reasons of "personal convenience." The details can be found in the Civil Service Handbook
