Full-time faculty are eligible for vacation time, sick days, leaves of absence, and other time-off benefits as described in these sections. Part-time faculty who work at least eight hours per week (.2 Full-Time Equivalent) are eligible for some time-off benefits as indicated in specific sections.
Vacation & Time Off Policies
Full-time faculty are entitled to 20 paid vacation days per year.* Beginning with the anniversary date marking the 25th year of full-time employment, the entitlement for full-time faculty increases to 25 paid vacation days per year.
Faculty who are hired after the beginning of the year will be eligible for a prorated number of vacation days during that year.
Part-time faculty must be employed at least eight hours of work per week (.2 Full-Time Equivalent) to earn vacation days. The number of vacation days for which faculty are eligible will be a prorated portion of the full-time vacation day entitlement and will be based on the Full-Time Equivalent.
Unused vacation days cannot be carried over from one year to the next and are not payable upon termination of employment with the School.
Scheduling of vacation is at the discretion of your department Chair. Faculty should submit vacation requests sufficiently in advance to their respective Chair or designee so that each request can be confirmed to be consistent with the department’s academic schedule and teaching, clinical, research, and administrative responsibilities.
*Departments may track days on either a calendar year (January-December) or academic year (July-June).
Full-time faculty are entitled to four free days per year.* Submit free day requests sufficiently in advance to your department Chair or designee so that each request can be confirmed to be consistent with the department’s academic schedule and teaching, clinical, research, and administrative responsibilities.
Faculty who are hired after the beginning of the year will be eligible for a prorated number of free days during that year.
Part-time faculty must be employed at least eight hours of work per week (.2 Full-Time Equivalent) to earn free days. The number of free days for which you are eligible will be a prorated portion of the full-time free day entitlement and will be based on your Full-Time Equivalent.
*Departments may track days on either a calendar year (January-December) or academic year (July-June)
Full-time faculty are allocated 30 days of paid sick time per year. Unused sick time may be carried over from year to year to a maximum accrual of 90 days of banked sick days.
Sick time is intended to be used only in cases of personal illness or injury. It is not extra vacation time, nor can vacation time be extended because of short-term illness that may occur after a vacation has started.
Part-time faculty must be employed at least at least eight hours of work per week (.2 Full-Time Equivalent) to earn sick days. The number of sick days for which you are eligible will be a prorated portion of the full-time sick day entitlement and will be based on your Full-Time Equivalent.
Faculty who need to take time off for a personal illness or injury will use one day of their accrued sick time for each of the first five days absent. If a faculty member requires more than five consecutive days off, a Medical Leave of Absence* will apply.
*For Medical Leave of Absence information, you may refer to MSHS Policy HR-03.25, Earned Safe and Sick Time Act, posted on PolicyTech*. You may also refer to the Human Resources Leave of Absence (LOA) intranet site.
*Login to PolicyTech remotely using the VPN to access the Mount Sinai network, or Access PolicyTech onsite using a Mount Sinai desktop computer.
Access the Mount Sinai intranet on campus while on the Mount Sinai network, or off-campus by using the VPN to access the Mount Sinai network.
Visit the Human Resources Leave of Absence (LOA) intranet site for detailed information about the various types of LOA, procedures and policies, how to contact Leave Coordinators, and other LOA related resources.
Access the Mount Sinai intranet on campus while on the Mount Sinai network, or off-campus by using the VPN to access the Mount Sinai network.
After 30 days of employment, full-time faculty are entitled to three days off with pay at the time of marriage. Marriage days must be taken consecutively.
To change your name, address, or phone number: login to Sinai Cloud at https://sinaicloud.mountsinai.org and click on the Me tab, and go to the Personal Information tile.
- For name change, click on Personal Details
- For address or phone number change, click on Contact Info
To change your Federal income tax withholdings, modify your W-4: login to Sinai Cloud at https://sinaicloud.mountsinai.org and click on the Me tab, and go to the Pay tile and click on Tax Withholding.
Faculty who experience a qualifying life event may update benefit elections within 31 days of the event by logging in to Sinai Cloud at https://sinaicloud.mountsinai.org.
For detailed instructions on how to use Sinai Cloud to manage your personal information, refer to the library of quick reference guides (QRGs) on the Sinai Cloud Human Resources intranet. Click on the Training Resources for HR & Payroll drop down menu, and go to Employee QRGs intranet page. Access the Mount Sinai intranet on campus while on the Mount Sinai network, or off-campus by using the VPN to access the Mount Sinai network.
After 30 days of employment, full-time faculty are entitled to three days off with pay in the event of the death of a parent, spouse, child, brother, sister, grandparent, father-in-law or mother-in-law.
If the loss results in a change to your benefits coverage or benefits coverage of a dependent, it is required that the benefits change be submitted within 31 days of the loss of life by logging in to Sinai Cloud at https://sinaicloud.mountsinai.org.
To change your Federal income tax withholdings, modify your W-4: login to Sinai Cloud at https://sinaicloud.mountsinai.org and click on the Me tab, and go to the Pay tile and click on Tax Withholding.
For detailed instructions on how to use Sinai Cloud to manage your personal information, refer to the library of quick reference guides (QRGs) on the Sinai Cloud Human Resources intranet. Click on the Training Resources for HR & Payroll drop down menu, and go to Employee QRGs intranet page. Access the Mount Sinai intranet on campus while on the Mount Sinai network, or off-campus by using the VPN to access the Mount Sinai network.
Note: All benefits and programs are subject to change from time to time in accordance with institutional policy. A full policy description is available on the intranet.