Leave Policy for Staff
Earned Leave
After successful completion of probation, an employee is eligible for earned leave benefit. Specific information regarding exact period earned is available from Office of Human Capital Management. However, the following schedule is generally descriptive:
- 1.166 days vacation for every month of service. The total earned leave accumulated after a year of service would stand at 14 calendar days.
- This earned leave can be carried over to the next year, subject to an accumulated ceiling of 28 days. Any accumulated earned leave beyond 28 days will be lost.
Sick and Casual Leave
Sick leave and casual leave is time off with pay for absences due to illness, injury, family emergency, or a personal urgent requirement. One and a half days of sick and/or casual leave is accumulated for each month of service.
Employees can consume all their sick and casual leaves before 31st August of each year. These leaves will not be accumulated.
Maternity Leave
Every female employee of the University who has been employed by the university for at least 1 Year is entitled to leave with pay for the birth of a child, care of the newborn, and for the employee's own related serious health condition. Employees are normally granted such leave for a maximum period of 90 days (45 days pre-natal/45 days postnatal). This leave can be availed twice during a career with UMT.
An employee is required to inform her concerned Dean/Head/Director 30 calendar days in advance of the need to take family and medical leave or to give as much notice as feasible if the leave is unanticipated.
Leave Without pay
Kindly refer to the Staff handbooks for details.
Leave Policy for Faculty
Sick and Casual Leave (Earned Leave)
Sick leave and casual leave is time off with pay for absences due to illness, injury, family emergency, or a personal urgent requirement. Two and a half days of sick and/or casual leave is accumulated for each month of service. All sick and casual leaves calendar starts from fall semester for the faculty and from 1 September to 31 August for staff. All leaves are calculated on calandar days basis.
Fulltime faculty members are entitled to a maximum of 30 days of leave or less depending on the length of service (i.e., on pro rata basis) in an academic year (Fall, Spring and Summer). The leave balance of one year cannot be carried forward to the next academic year.
Maternity Leave
Every female employee of the University who has been employed by the university for at least 1 Year is entitled to leave with pay for the birth of a child, care of the newborn, and for the employee's own related serious health condition. Employees are normally granted such leave for a maximum period of 90 days (45 days pre-natal/45 days postnatal). This leave can be availed twice during a career with UMT.
An employee is required to inform her concerned Dean/Head/Director 30 calendar days in advance of the need to take family and medical leave or to give as much notice as feasible if the leave is unanticipated.
Leave Without pay
Kindly refer to the Faculty handbook for details.
Study Leave for Professional Development
Employees who have completed 3 years of continuous service at the University may request for study leave for up to a maximum period of 3 years. Study leave has to be planned and budgeted by the office head. Each office may authorize one study leave after every three years. The process of acceptance of a study leave application would begin with its submission to the immediate concerned officer of the employee. Proof of admission and proof of the duration of the course will be attached.
Each study leave case would be directed to the Rector for approval with budgetary justification and justification on the suitability of the course for the organization’s long term goals and objectives. The employee will be paid 50% of his last drawn basic salary during study leave. The employee's academic progress would be monitored during his study leave. A bond will be executed for a minimum service of one year at the organization after completion of studies.