Benefits-eligible staff may request personal leave* for situations that do not fall within the provisions of other university leave categories, such as FMLA.
Examples of a situation where personal leave may apply include:
• For educational or training purposes
• To attend a personal or family event
• For an extension of family leave after exhausting FMLA
• To care for a family member when not eligible for FMLA
*All applicable accrued annual and sick time must be exhausted during approved personal leave. For details regarding the exhaustion of paid time off during personal leave, please visit the benefits webpage.
If you are considering requesting personal leave, be sure to submit your request to your manager as far in advance as possible. The request must include the purpose of the leave, the date the leave is to begin and the date you intend to return to work. In deciding whether to grant the request, your manager will take into consideration the department’s operational and staffing needs, the reason for the request and job performance.
Please note, the approval of the leave request is not guaranteed and is at a manager’s discretion. Similarly, the request does not guarantee job reinstatement, and the employee’s position may be filled, modified or eliminated during the period of personal leave. If the employee is not reinstated, the employee may apply for vacant positions.
For questions regarding Personal Leave or any of GW’s time off and leave offerings, please contact GW Benefits at timeoff@gwu.edu.
