January 2, 2024
The following information was provided by the Vice President for Human Resources on 1/2/2024.
Each January, the Annual Attendance Incentive Program allows UW employees whose sick time off balances exceed 480 hours as of January 1 to be compensated at 25% value for any accrued and unused sick time off accumulated during the previous calendar year. The Annual Attendance Incentive Program is ONLY available during the month of January and is promoted in tomorrow’s UW Insider e-newsletter with a reminder in the January 17 issue.
Campus Employees: Follow the instructions in the Annual Attendance Incentive Program (AAIP) user guide to complete and submit the request in Workday.
Requests in Workday must be completed by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 31, 2024.
Example: An employee with 480 hours of sick time off balance at the end of 2023 does not use 96 hours of sick time off in 2023. This results in a 2023 year-end sick time off balance of 576 hours (480 + 96). In January 2024, the employee requests payment for all unused sick time off accrued in 2023 and is paid for 96 hours of sick time off at 25% of the hourly equivalent of the employee’s pay rate. All 96 hours are then subtracted from the employee’s sick time off balance, reducing the balance to 480 hours as of December 31, 2023. Employees nearing retirement may want to consider the Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA), which provides a tax-free medical expense account funded by a 25% sick leave cash-out at retirement. Learn more about VEBA. If you have questions or need additional assistance, please contact the Integrated Service Center.