Graduate Assistants and other employees-in-training are not eligible for paid leave benefits such as vacation, personal holidays, and paid sick leave.
Assistants who must miss work because they are sick should follow the procedures established by their hiring department or unit, which may include notifications of supervisors or instructors and the arrangement of substitute instructors. Assistants who miss work because they are sick do not typically have their pay reduced. Extended absences due to illness might require a period of unpaid leave and may or may not be covered under the Family Medical Leave Act.
There is no general expectation that graduate assistants work on holidays. However, if UWM has an operational need for work on a state legal holiday, authorization from the department chair is required. State legal holidays can be found here: Legal Holidays | Employee Benefits. Likewise, if the UWM campus closes due to inclement weather or other circumstances, only the department chair can authorize the requirement to report to campus to work.
Previous Topic
Next Topic