Sick Leave

Full-time employees earn personal sick leave at the rate of four (4) hours per pay period. Personal sick leave may accumulate up to a maximum of 680 hours.  Leave hours accrue each pay period and are not available for use until accrued.  Accruals are prorated based on days worked in the month when an employee is on leave.  Newly hired employees receive leave hours if they complete work on the first day of the month of hire.

Each pay period two (2) catastrophic leave hours will accrue.  For those employees who do not have a catastrophic bank, one will be created.  When the maximum of 680 hours of personal sick leave is reached, the employee will accrue catastrophic leave of six (6) hours each pay period up to a maximum of 1,000 hours.

For additional information concerning your leave benefits, please contact your Benefits Department at 713-718-2255 or via e-mail: hrbenefits@hccs.edu.