Paid Leave

Academic Division Employees

• Inform supervisor as far in advance as possible of request for leave and time away from job, following departmental procedures. Inform supervisor of any change of plans that affect leave request.

• Manage time away from work, time worked, and leave used in a way that demonstrates accountability to the entities funding the employee’s salary (taxpayers, Board of Visitors, fees paid by students/faculty/staff, grants, etc.).

• If absence is for illness, inform supervisor daily of status, following departmental procedure. Review the section for FMLA and Short Term Disability if your absence is related to your own illness or to care for an ill family member.  

• Provide verification of illness from a healthcare provider if required by department.

• Faculty, Research Staff request time off from your department. 

• Classified Staff, University Staff, and UPG employees: Navigate to Workday>Absence>Request Absence to request time off.

• Make corrections by navigating to Workday>Absence>Correct My Absence.

• To see your current or future leave balance, navigate to Workday>Absence>View Absence Balance and input an "As Of" date.

Medical Center Employees

• Inform supervisor as far in advance as possible of request for leave and time away from job, following departmental procedures. Inform supervisor of any change of plans that affect leave request.

• Manage time away from work, time worked, and leave used in a way that demonstrates accountability to the entities funding the employee’s salary.

• If absence is for illness, inform supervisor daily of status, following departmental procedure. Review the section for FMLA and Short Term Disability if your absence is related to your own illness or to care for an ill family member.  

• Provide verification of illness from a healthcare provider if required by department.

Academic Employees

• Approve or deny use of leave and time away from job in Workday

• Give prior notification to employee if verification is needed for an illness. 

• Advise employees to contact UNUM to request FMLA and the appropriate vendor for Short Term Disability for their own illness or to care for an ill family member for absences of 3 days or more. 

• Academic Employees: Employees, supervisors, or designated representatives can enter leave by navigating to Workday>Absence>Request Absence>Frequently Used Time Off

• Make corrections by navigating to Workday>Time; select day(s) to correct, enter and submit. The time will route to the manager for approval 

• Manage staff’s time away from work so business needs are met, ensuring accountability for the expenditure of salary dollars

Medical Center Team Members

• Approve or deny use of leave and time away from job in Kronos

• Give prior notification to employee if verification is needed for an illness.

• Advise employees to contact UNUM to request FMLA, Medical Leave, or Short Term Disability for their own illness or to care for an ill family member for absences of 3 days or more. 

• Manage staff’s time away from work so business needs are met, ensuring accountability for the expenditure of salary dollars

• Provide information and counseling on leave request to employee and department

• Ensure time and leave are entered appropriately for leaves of absence. 

• Advise on leaves of absence options 

• Non-exempt Staff and Classified Exempt Staff are required to track leave in 15-minute increments

• Exempt University Staff and Medical Center Team members have the option to track leave in increments of four hours (half days)

• Part-time exempt University Staff and exempt University Staff working an alternate work schedule may track leave taken in increments of one half of their daily work schedules

• Exempt employees are paid an established annual salary and are expected to fulfill the duties of their position regardless of hours worked

• Classified and University Staff track your leave balance in Workday by navigating to Workday>Absence>View Absence Balance

• Medical Center team members track time off in Kronos

As of January 1, 2020, UVA partnered with UNUM to administer FMLA and other leave types for Academic division and Medical Center employees. 

Leave plans managed by UNUM include:

• FMLA for Academic division employees and Medical Center Team Members
• Paid Parental Leave for Academic Staff and Medical Center Team Members
• Medical Leave for Medical Center Team Members
• Military Leave
• Disability benefits for employees in the ORP and MCRP retirement plans. 

Reed Group will continue to manager disability for employees who are in VRS and enrolled in the VSDP. 

The contact number for UNUM is 866.269.0979.

Employees

• Inform supervisor as far in advance as possible of request for leave and time away from job, following departmental procedures.

• Classified and University Staff contact UNUM for FMLA eligibility and approval. 

• University Staff contact UNUM (866-269-0979) for Paid Parental Leave.

• Classified Staff contact UVA HR for Paid Parental Leave. 

• Classified and University Staff contact UNUM for Military Leave.

• Staff in Optional Retirement Plan (ORP) retirement plan, contact UNUM for Disability. To supplement Short Term Disability benefits not paid at 100% of your salary, please notify the Leave Team.

• Staff in the Virginia Sickness & Disability plan (VSDP) through the VRS retirement plan, contact the Reed Group for disability. To supplement Short Term Disability benefits not paid at 100% of your salary, please notify the Leave Team.

• Inform your supervisor and the Leave Team of plans to return to work at least three days in advance to plan for scheduling and determine if any accommodations need to be made regarding your own medical condition. You may forward a return to work clearance from your doctor to the leave team. 

• For Intermittent FMLA follow departmental procedures to notify your supervisor of time needed as far in advance as possible and contact UNUM within 7 days of using this time off to report your hours or your FMLA may be denied. 

Supervisors

• Input paid or unpaid time off for employees in Workday to receive pay prior to approval of a paid leave such as Short Term Disability or Paid Parental Leave. 

• The Leave Team will key in continuous leave status in Workday as well as pay during the Short Term Disability benefit period and Paid Parental Leave. 

• For Intermittent FMLA supervisors will key in the Intermittent FMLA time into Workday. Staff may input their own paid time off if they wish to use for FMLA time taken. Supervisors will input the unpaid Intermittent FMLA code once an approval is made by UNUM. In the case of Exempt University Staff, supervisors should reach out to the Leave Team for time tracking assistance. 

• Inform supervisor as far in advance as possible of request for leave and time away from job, following departmental procedures.

• Faculty & Professional Research Staff (PRS) contact UNUM at 866.269.0979 for FMLA.

• Faculty & PRS in the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP) retirement plan contact UNUM for disability.

• Faculty & PRS in the Virginia Sickness & Disability plan (VSDP) contact the Reed Group at 877.928.7021 for disability.

• Faculty & PRS should contact your department for Military Leave. 

• Faculty & PRS contact your department for Paid Parental Leave. 

• Inform your supervisor and the Leave Team of plans to return to work at least three days in advance to plan for scheduling and determine if any accommodations need to be made regarding your own medical condition. 

Employees

• Inform supervisor as far in advance as possible of request for leave and time away from job, following departmental procedures.

• Medical Center Team Members contact UNUM (866.269.0979) for FMLA, Medical Leave, Disability, Parental Leave, and Military Leave. 

• To supplement Short Term Disability benefits not paid at 100% of your salary, please notify the leave team, leave@virginia.edu. To receive PTO during the Short Term Disability elimination period of 14 days, please notify your timekeeper or supervisor. 

• Medical Center Team Members contact your supervisor for Personal Leave. 

• Inform your supervisor and the Leave Team of plans to return to work at least three days in advance to plan for scheduling and determine if any accommodations need to be made regarding your own medical condition. 

• For Intermittent FMLA follow departmental procedures to notify your supervisor of time needed as far in advance as possible and contact UNUM within 7 days of using this time off to report your hours or your FMLA may be denied. 

Supervisors and Timekeepers

• Input PTO into Kronos prior to Short Term Disability benefits beginning and during FMLA, Medical Leave, and Personal Leave. The employee has to the choice to use PTO if approved for STD, including during the elimination period before benefits begin. 

• Input leave codes for the duration of FMLA, Medical Leave, Personal Leave, or Military Leave. 

• Payroll inputs Short Term Disability and Paid Parental Leave codes into Kronos. 

• Kronos guidance can be found here.

For FMLA and Short Term Disability contact:

Principal Absence Management
www.principal.absencemgmt.com
Phone: 1-877-734-3652
Fax: 877-309-0218