Paid Time Off (PTO)

Dartmouth PTO Policies

Paid Time Off for Salaried Employees Policy - Regular salaried staff are credited with 22 days of vacation per fiscal year (July through June).

Paid Time Off for Hourly Employees - An hourly employee uses personal time to cover days taken off due to personal reasons. Hourly employees also receive vacation time in accordance with the policy. 

Volunteer Time Off - Employees may receive up to one day of paid time off in each fiscal year to perform volunteer services through eligible non-profit organizations.

Year End PTO

Year end dates for paid time off (personal time and vacation time) for hourly employees are announced annually in March and can be found on this page. The new year begins each year with the first pay period that includes July 1.

Up to five days of unused personal time remaining in an employee's leave balance will automatically carry over into the next year. Unused vacation time is generally not carried over from one year to the next.

When department operations or other extraordinary circumstances preclude an employee from using their vacation time during a particular year, a supervisor may request a carry-over of up to a maximum of five days into the following year. See the details on this page for the deadline for such requests. All requests MUST be made by and through departmental management and approved by the HR Business Partner.

Should you have any questions about either policy, please contact Human Resources (646-3411) or your HR Business Partner.